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December 9, 2014
Australian foreign minister says reef not in danger but what do her own scientists say?

Graham Readfearn Monday 24 November 2014 23.16 EST .The Guardian Australia’s foreign minister Julie Bishop should apologise for claiming the Great Barrier Reef is “not in danger” from climate change, according to enough scientific evidence to form a small coral atoll. Sorry. Too glib? When the minister representing Australia at the next major United Nations climate […]

Great Job Key West High School Reef Relief Club!

  Students removed 248.56 lbs of marine debris from the shores of Key West. Thanks to Parrot Key  Resort and Sunset Water Sports!  

Study: Bleaching events impair long-term coral reproduction

19 November 2014 .Smithsonian Magazine A new study by Florida State University and Smithsonian Institution biologists shows that bleaching events brought on by rising sea temperatures are having a detrimental long-term impact on coral. Bleaching—a process where high water temperatures or UV light stresses the coral to the point where it loses its symbiotic algal […]

November 25, 2014
World Parks Congress aims to protect a third of oceans in marine parks

Linda Vergnani ABC Environment  First posted 20 Nov 2014 AT LEAST 30 PER CENT of the world's oceans should be protected as marine parks where fishing and mining are banned, according to a new target set at the close of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's World Parks Congress in Sydney yesterday. The sharply increased […]

November 12, 2014
Reef Relief Receives Disney Conservation Grant

KEY WEST, FL  OCTOBER 20, 2014 –  Reef Relief has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF). The conservation grant recognizes Reef Relief's efforts to educate youth about coral reefs and conservation.   "We are excited to partner with the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund once again to provide Reef Relief's […]

November 12, 2014
MASON JENNINGS BENEFIT CONCERT NEARLY SOLD OUT

STOCK ISLAND, FL: November 11, 2014 – On Friday, November 21, singer­, songwriter and internationally recognized touring artist Mason Jennings will play an intimate concert at Stock Island’s COAST with ticket sales supporting Reef Relief.  The event is being brought to the community with the help of local sponsors, including the title sponsor, the soon […]

November 7, 2014
Last tickets for the Mason Jennings concert 11/21/14

he last (small) stack of tickets for the Mason Jennings concert at #COAST on Friday, November 21 is sitting here on our desk at 631 Greene Street, so, here's your chance to pick them up right in Old Town. And remember the money from the tickets sales stays right here with us — great tunes […]

October 16, 2014
Island nations shouldn’t be left to drown from climate change

Johannes Luetz.  Theguardian.com, Monday 13 October 2014 19.18 EDT    Islanders from the Tulun Atoll where forced relocation is presently underway are reporting what some believe is the beginning of the end. Breadfruit trees have been destroyed, the soil isn’t good enough to grow crops. The sea water is eating away at the land. Tulun […]

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October 16, 2014
Annual “Keep The Sea Free of Debris Art Contest!”

                                  Resources – Downloads 2015 Art Contest Entry Form 2015 Art Contest Flier             The last day to submit entries is November 17, 2014. Eligibility All students in grades Kindergarten through 8th grade from […]

October 16, 2014
Birth control pills have negative effect on lake ecosystems: study

Aly Thomson, The Canadian Press Published Sunday, October 12, 2014 8:32PM EDT HALIFAX — The lead researcher of a new study is calling for improvements to some of Canada's waste water treatment facilities after finding that introducing the birth control pill in waterways created a chain reaction in a lake ecosystem that nearly wiped out […]