On June 29, REEF organized a kick-off dive at Molasses Reef and Pickle's Reef in the Florida Keys.
Next week (December 12) will see the opening of the first Shula Burger on Islamorada in the Florida Keys.
Located off the Atlantic shore of Marathon in the Florida Keys is a private island getaway with all the amenities.
In most cases, the passengers are dropped off on beaches of remote islands in the Florida Keys or near Miami, where they wait to be picked up by U.S. authorities.
"We've been able to recreate one of the biggest thickets in the Florida Keys of staghorn coral, and that's something we can duplicate throughout the Keys and throughout the Caribbean, " Nedimyer said.
As a former beach bum who spent years exploring the reefs in the Florida Keys, and later traveling around the world to write a book about the status of coral reefs, I was already familiar with many of these threats.
Beijing's quest for energy has recently led it to the shores of the U.S. With the help of communist Cuba, Chinese companies are performing what is known as "slant drilling" 50 miles off the Florida Keys, tapping into oil reserves located in U.S. sovereign territory.
Within the next five years, the Coral Restoration Foundation plans to grow and transplant 50, 000 corals in the Keys, which he says is the largest effort of its kind in Florida and the Caribbean.
Thirty two areas within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary were set aside as no-take zones in 1997.
The favourite route of Bill Keogh, a guide with outfitter Big Pine Kayak Adventures ( www.keyskayaktours.com) and author of the Florida Keys Paddling Guide, is a day trip from Seven Mile Bridge in a kayak fitted with a sail.
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