/tags/florida-keys-national-marine-sanctuary Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 09 Jul 2025 22:38:57 GMT /environment/2025-07-09/keys-marine-sanctuary-office-spared-from-doge-cuts The Department of Government Efficiency earlier this year said it was terminating the Key Largo office for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 22:38:57 GMT /environment/2025-07-09/keys-marine-sanctuary-office-spared-from-doge-cuts Jenny Staletovich /environment/2025-03-12/desantis-veto-means-noaa-has-to-manage-a-divided-keys-sanctuary With the governor's rejection of a new management plan, some rules, including a ban on cruise ships flushing greywater near troubled reefs, won't take effect. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:07:24 GMT /environment/2025-03-12/desantis-veto-means-noaa-has-to-manage-a-divided-keys-sanctuary Jenny Staletovich /environment/2025-03-04/desantis-management-plan-keys-marine-sanctuary Gov. Ron DeSantis rejected the plan for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary that took 13 years to hammer out. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:54:20 GMT /environment/2025-03-04/desantis-management-plan-keys-marine-sanctuary Jenny Staletovich /environment/2025-01-15/billy-causey-florida-keys-marine-conservation Pioneer of marine conservation in the Florida Keys Billy Causey died last week. The 81-year-old was a fixture in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s efforts to create protections for the Florida Keys marine ecosystem for decades. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:00:45 GMT /environment/2025-01-15/billy-causey-florida-keys-marine-conservation Julia Cooper /environment/2024-12-17/keys-sanctuary-restoration-blueprint Conservationists say the ambitious blueprint to better protect the vast Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary — the first update in a quarter of a century — is long overdue as fragile reefs, seagrass meadows and once plentiful fishing grounds get hammered by booming South Florida. But the plan is facing opposition from Florida wildlife officials as it nears the finish line. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:03:59 GMT /environment/2024-12-17/keys-sanctuary-restoration-blueprint Jenny Staletovich /news/2022-11-11/plan-to-expand-the-boundaries-and-protections-in-florida-key-sanctuary-in-final-stretch Federal officials are now considering thousands of comments as they finalize the first update in a quarter century to rules that govern the marine 3,800-square mile marine sanctuary. Fri, 11 Nov 2022 21:51:27 GMT /news/2022-11-11/plan-to-expand-the-boundaries-and-protections-in-florida-key-sanctuary-in-final-stretch Jenny Staletovich /2022-07-15/instability-in-haiti-and-a-big-expansion-for-a-coral-reef-sanctuary Haiti has been troubled by gang violence, food and water scarcity and a need for humanitarian aid. What will the U.N. do? The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary aims to expand by almost 1,000 square miles. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 22:15:30 GMT /2022-07-15/instability-in-haiti-and-a-big-expansion-for-a-coral-reef-sanctuary Natu Tweh /news/2022-07-12/keys-marine-sanctuary-looks-to-add-almost-a-thousand-square-miles The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary's Restoration Blueprint would add Pulley Ridge in the Gulf of Mexico to its boundaries, in addition to putting additional protections on more than 450 square miles around the Keys. Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:00:00 GMT /news/2022-07-12/keys-marine-sanctuary-looks-to-add-almost-a-thousand-square-miles Nancy Klingener /news/2021-08-18/this-endangered-birds-favored-island-is-sometimes-here-and-sometimes-not Pelican Shoal off the Lower Florida Keys was once home to the state's largest colony of endangered roseate terns. It disappeared after hurricanes in 2005 — but has recently resurfaced and the birds have returned. Wed, 18 Aug 2021 13:28:23 GMT /news/2021-08-18/this-endangered-birds-favored-island-is-sometimes-here-and-sometimes-not Nancy Klingener /2020-10-21/diving-back-into-work-sanctuary-staff-get-go-ahead-to-go-back-underwater Since the pandemic started, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary staffers have not been allowed to scuba dive. They can't check on the coral reefs, fish and other habitats and animals the sanctuary is there to protect. That's about to change. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:49:53 GMT /2020-10-21/diving-back-into-work-sanctuary-staff-get-go-ahead-to-go-back-underwater Nancy Klingener