Billy Causey, then-Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary superintendent, smiles during a presentation aboard a ferry to the Dry Tortugas National Park in 2001. MARSHA HALPER/Herald Staff Over his ...

Most of Key Largo's dive sites exist within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, a protected area covering 2,900 square nautical miles. Developed in 1990 to protect precious coral reefs and ...

Adding new protections to this area is critical to keeping these traditions and the species that live there alive. In fact, 80,000 public comments were received in phases from conservationists, ...

A coalition of marine biologists and nonprofit leaders focused on Florida Keys coral restoration are visiting the United Arab ...

The Christ in the Deep underwater statue in John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is located in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and is a popular dive site. The National Oceanic and ...

Volunteers and scientists from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary planted coral at Carysfort reef to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the sanctuary's program called "Mission: Iconic Reefs" ...

If you ever have the chance to dive into the vibrant, bustling underwater paradise of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, take it. And if that opportunity doesn’t come to you — create it.