The NOAA blueprint will expand the 3,800-square-mile sanctuary in the Florida Keys and implemented measures to protect its ...

With the governor's rejection of a new management plan, some rules, including a ban on cruise ships flushing greywater near ...

Since the 1970s, coral reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) have experienced catastrophic declines in ...

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park's entrance is located ... the 1948 film "Key Largo"), visitors to Key Largo and the Florida Keys will find themselves spending most of their time on the ...

Tests in Key West show sediment stirred up by cruise ships, which can harm marine life, routinely exceed federal standards.

A popular year-round vacation destination in the Sunshine State, the Florida Keys also attract visitors with world-class sport fishing and diving opportunities. The only living barrier coral reef ...

Deeper Corals May Help Shallow Reefs Recover in the Florida Keys Sep. 23, 2024 — Using blushing coral star and genomic DNA analyses, researchers have uncovered vital links between coral ...

A sweeping new management plan to address worsening conditions in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and in the ...

Last summer, corals in the Keys endured the hottest ocean temperatures ... Not all locations along the Florida coral reef track warmed equally. While some areas simmered, others experienced ...

The final presentation of the 34th annual “Delicate Balance of Nature” lecture series, sponsored by the Florida Department of ...