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FLORIDA: Key Haven residents vote against mosquito test
By Terry Roen Residents of Key Haven voted decisively against a referendum to allow genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in a test to control the spread of Zika virus, while residents of Monroe County voted to approve the test. The…
Destination of the week
The Beach Road Trip –The Ultimate Destination September 19: Celebrating 5 years of success, the Beach Road Trip (BRT) Weekend is anticipated to be an all-inclusive weekend filled with a plethora of people, food, music, major attractions, and surprises. BRT…
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Iniative to restore one million corals launches in the caribbean and Florida Keys
Newswise — MIAMI, Florida – Mote Marine Laboratory and The Nature Conservancy are partnering on a coral conservation initiative that will enable coral restoration at unprecedented scales throughout the Caribbean and the Florida Keys. The collaboration officially began Monday evening,…
BRT w/e Florida Keys
BRT Weekend 5 year Anniversary in the Florida Keys BRT Beach Road Trip Weekend, the premier Tropical Weekend Getaway. Now entering it’s 5th year, we will be hosting the highly anticipated 5th Anniversary BRT Weekend in Islamorada, Florida from Nov…
US: Majority of Key Haven survey respondents oppose GMO mosquito test
By NANCY KLINGENER From WLRN Miami, South Florida A survey of households in Key Haven, the neighborhood proposed for the first U.S. trial of genetically modified mosquitoes, found a majority of respondents opposed to the test. Researchers from the Bloomberg School of…
New Customs facility in Florida Keys services flights from the Caribbean, Cuba
A new U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility at the Florida Keys Marathon International Airport (MTH) is one more sign of the increasing excitement being generated among operators over the eventual opening of Cuba to business aviation flights. New…
Shipwrecks, tree rings reveal Caribbean hurricanes
By Mari N. Jensen From The University of Arizona A UA researcher and her colleagues found a lull in Caribbean hurricanes during the Golden Age of Piracy corresponds to a low in sunspot activity. Records of Spanish shipwrecks combined with tree-ring…
AOML leads research across Caribbean to improve bleaching predictions
From Atlantic oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory For the third time in recorded history, a massive coral bleaching event is unfolding throughout the world’s oceans, stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Caribbean. Above average sea surface temperatures exacerbated by a…
Lionfish control efforts getting a boost from other lionfish
By Dennis Pillion From AL Efforts to control the invasive and highly-destructive lionfish in Florida and Gulf of Mexico may be getting a boost… from other lionfish. According to a report in National Geographic, several lionfish caught recently in the…
Destinations of the week
6 Florida islands that are better (and usually cheaper!) than the Caribbean By Suzy Strutner From Huffington Post If you’re craving an exotic beach escape to one of the best islands in the world, then head to Florida. Floridian islands…
