(DiverWire) A new NOAA research report released today finds that both fish populations and commercial and recreational anglers have benefited from "no-take" protections in the Tortugas Ecological Reserve in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The report, "An Integrated Biogeographic Assessment of Reef Fish Populations and Fisheries in Dry Tortugas:…
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(DiverWire) NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary welcomes Quiescence Diving Services, Inc. of Key Largo as the newest participant in the sanctuary’s Blue Star education and conservation program. Quiescence is the 15th operator in the Florida Keys to earn this recognition. Launched in 2009, Blue Star salutes charter companies that…
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(DiverWire) Corals damaged in 2002 when a boat ran aground in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary are now thriving following a restoration and near decade-long monitoring effort, according to a new NOAA report released today. With hundreds of groundings happening each year in the sanctuary, lessons learned from this…
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(DiverWire) Dozens of scuba divers successfully removed 675 invasive lionfish from Florida Keys waters this weekend the Second Annual Florida Keys Lionfish Derby Series in Key Largo, Fla., organized by Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF). Nineteen teams of divers competed for $3,350 in cash…
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(DiverWire) - NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary has named Rosa Del Mar Sailing of Key Largo, Fla. and Captain Hooks Marina and Dive Center of Marathon, Fla., as the newest participants in the sanctuary’s Blue Star education and conservation program. Captain Hooks is the 10th dive operator in the…
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(DiverWire) Over the weekend, 10 teams hit the water in search of lionfish as part of the first REEF/Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary lionfish derby of the season. A lively mix of male and female divers came to Long Key for the first of three scheduled events. Participants ranged from…
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(DiverWire) For the Sea Productions and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have just released a Public Service Announcement (PSA) targeting scuba divers visiting the USVI and Puerto Rico. The seven-minute film was produced by well-known filmmaker Ziggy Livnat in both English and Spanish. The presentation educates viewers via…
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NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, in partnership with Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), will host an inaugural series of lionfish derbies starting in September. Divers who remove lionfish from sanctuary waters will be eligible for more than $10,000 in cash and prizes. (more…)
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