Author: Melissa Harrold, Senior News Editor, Local10.com ISLAMORADA, Fla. – Two men were arrested Friday, accused of poaching corals in the Florida Keys. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it received a call from the U.S. Coast Guard in Islamorada that two men on a small boat were seen taking corals from the […]
By BETTINA WASSENER. The New York Times A few years ago, something surprising began turning up in Asia’s fish markets: the gill rakers of manta and mobula rays. Manta Ray of HopeManta and mobula ray gills at a market. Shawn Heinrichs and Paul Hilton, photographers who have been monitoring the international soaring trade in shark […]
Florida Keys resident and marine biologist Martin A. Moe, best known for his work with the long-spined sea urchin (Diadema antillarum), discusses the invisible pollution threatening our marine environment. In the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of CORAL Magazine. Read the article courtesy of CORAL Magazine | www.coralmagazine-us.com Digital Edition of that issue of CORAL (Coral […]
Saturday January 28, 2012 9am-1:30pm Join Reef Relief for a backcountry mangrove shoreline clean-up this Saturday, January 28th, 2012 from 9am-1:30pm. Volunteers are needed to help remove marine debris that can injure, entangle, or cause abrasions to sea turtles, birds and bottom dwelling organisms like sea fans, soft corals, and sponges. This event has limited […]
The Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition is excited to announce the release of Florida’s Coastal and Ocean Future: An Updated Blueprint for Economic and Environmental Leadership. This report, the latest from the Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition, addresses Florida’s most challenging coastal and marine topics and recommends actions for protecting and preserving the future of […]
By MATTHEW DALY AP WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Congress are starting the election year locked in a tussle over a proposed 1,700-mile oil pipeline from Canada to Texas that will force the White House to make a politically risky choice between two key Democratic constituencies. Some unions say the Keystone XL pipeline […]
Right to left: Reef Relief President Peter Anderson, Key West Mayor Craig Cates, Reef Relief Executive Program Director Mill McCleary, Reef Relief Director of Marine Projects Rudy Bonn at the signing of the Key West Marine Park Resolution REEF RELIEF TO MANAGE MARINE PARK Reef Relief and the City of Key West, having […]
By Lucy Buckland Last updated at 9:19 AM on 22nd December 2011 It certainly is a Christmas card with a difference. A marine scientist has produced this incredible Christmas card made from his own pictures of plankton. Dr Richard Kirby has created a festive scene including a decorated Christmas tree, bells, angels and even the […]
ScienceDaily (Dec. 15, 2011) — In 2011, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 140 new relatives to our family tree. The new species include 72 arthropods, 31 sea slugs, 13 fishes, 11 plants, nine sponges, three corals, and one reptile. They were described by more than a dozen Academy scientists along with several […]
by Steve Connor. independent.co.uk. December 13, 2011 Dramatic and unprecedented plumes of methane – a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide – have been seen bubbling to the surface of the Arctic Ocean by scientists undertaking an extensive survey of the region. The scale and volume of the methane release has astonished […]