Coral reefs in Florida Keys damaged by boat accident starting to recover

(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 [...]

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Coral reefs in Florida Keys damaged by boat accident starting to recover

Diving volunteers nab 675 lionfish during Key Largo event this weekend

(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 [...]

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Diving volunteers nab 675 lionfish during Key Largo event this weekend

First Florida Keys Lionfish Derby of 2011 nets 530 invasive lionfish

(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 [...]

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First Florida Keys Lionfish Derby of 2011 nets 530 invasive lionfish

New PSA Promotes proper Marine Etiquette for Scuba Divers

(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. [...]

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New PSA Promotes proper Marine Etiquette for Scuba Divers

NOAA Ocean Explorer

This is very cool.   While browsing through http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov, I found that they have a dedicated page on YouTube.   This is a definite must see in my opinion.   Anyway here is the link.

http://www.youtube.com/oceanexplorergov

-Mike