Reef Relief has long worked to improve state and national standards for water quality in the Florida Keys, particularly on the reef and in Florida Bay. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the deadlines for the proposed establishment of numeric nutrient criteria for Florida’s estuarine and coastal waters (statewide), inland waters in South Florida (including […]
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E & E News, July 12, 2010 Enviro group sues for Salazar leasing docs By Noelle Straub The Center for Biological Diversity today sued the Interior Department for failing to provide information requested under the Freedom of Information Act related to the Interior secretary’s decisions on oil and gas leasing. On May 18, the group […]
“The new White House initiative will take a comprehensive approach to all the different uses of our public seas. Using our best observing tools and a national Ocean Council working with regional and local interests there will be a determination how we can best restore our ocean commons while maintaining its use for recreation, transportation, […]
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Cleaner Water Mitigates Climate Change Effects on Florida Keys Coral Reefs, Study Shows ScienceDaily (July 6, 2010) — Improving the quality of local water increases the resistance of coral reefs to global climate change, according to a study published in June in Marine Ecology Progress Series. Florida Institute of Technology coral reef ecologist Robert van […]
NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program Factsheet on Coral Reefs and Oil Spills
Information about sea turtle encounters for fishermen and boaters who see entangled or unconscious sea turtles
See the New York Times article Learn more about the effects of the oil spill on animals (New York Times coverage)
Reef Relief would like to invite our members and all interested in becoming members to our 23rd annual membership meeting on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at the Pier House Caribbean Spa Room located at One Duval Street in Key West. This year’s speakers include Scott Donahue from NOAA, Dr. […]