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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary protects more than 3,800 square miles of waters surrounding the Florida Keys, from south of Miami to the Dry Tortugas.
Florida Keys
Joined March 2013
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We’re looking for our next communications manager for when Scott Atwell retires at the end of the year. The job is open now: Visit https://t.co/0Vc89K9XxC; select 'Prospective Employees and search for Job ID: 535916
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In football, rankings are all the rage, and we’re keeping track of our own standings in the category of “Days at Sea.” During the current fiscal year, @FloridaKeysNMS has logged 226 days at sea, and we remain in NOAA’s top-three for closed float plans. Way to go team!
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Say, we just read Brenda Altmeier’s article in the latest edition of Alert Diver magazine, read by more than 200,000 active divers as the widest-circulated dive magazine in the world. Thanks, Brenda for spreading the word about our preservation of #maritimehistory.
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Our Eco-Discovery Center is proud to organize this event. 🌎See ya Saturday on Atlantic Boulevard. #EarthDay2025 #EarthDay
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S&P 500 Posts Weekly Gain on Tariff Optimism, Better-Than-Expected Earnings
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Welcome to Key West @NOAAShipNancyFoster. We’re happy to host your port of call on the way to work in the Gulf.
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We’re proud to partner with @MOTE as they kick off their annual Ocean Fest. See you tomorrow at the Eco-Discovery Center in Key West for a discussion about how you can get involved in ocean science.
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The Mission: Iconic Reefs team had to retrieve the temperature data buoy from Looe Key to update a couple of sensors. We’ll have it back on site soon enough. Here’s the link to the real-time data page produced by our buoys up and down the Keys. https://t.co/mpCBCii1iR
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We’re hosting a Sanctuary Advisory Council meeting two weeks from today. Learn more about it by visiting this page: https://t.co/hmKRB0z5TT
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That’s a purdy boat. Full speed ahead Mission: Iconic Reefs!
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Are you a young #coral looking to settle? Check out coral recruitment tiles—great places to start a colony that offer shade, protection, and data! Scientists use these tiles to measure if and how restoration efforts influence coral recruitment: https://t.co/k6vDPi9D1q
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Mariners are happy to see our buoy team at work on iconic sites of the Florida Keys, but especially if their vessel is taking on water. The RV Leatherback arrived to aid this listing vessel at Sand Key, calling in the Coast Guard and SeaTow, and making sure everything was safe.
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Growing Old – My Story! At 81, I bear the scars of a life fully lived. Each mark tells a story of struggle and grace. Through 3 back surgeries, 2 cancer scares, and 6 joint replacements, I’ve survived & found the “the sweet spot of life.” I live each day to fulfill God’s will,
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Our education and interpretation team members Marlies Tumolo and Lindsey Crews led an Introduction to Interpretation training for the staff of REEF Reef Environmental Education Foundation, as they prepare to open their new Ocean Exploration Center in Key Largo in June.
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Smoke on the water, that’s what our own Brenda Altmeier called it after she captured these drone images of the Key Largo brush fires and their drift over sanctuary waters.
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These students are on the ball, traveling from Ball State University to hear about careers in marine science and sanctuaries. Hope you had a ball learning from us! #highereducation #NOAA
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More than 40 colleagues from a dozen organizations came to together for Mission: Iconic Reefs annual workshop to assess progress and plans for future coral outplanting. And, we baked a birthday cake! 🎂 On to the 2025 outplant season!
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For millions of moms, the grocery bill is one of the biggest strains on the family budget. President Trump has the opportunity to fine-tune tariffs in a way that lowers grocery bills, keeps more profits in the hands of American farmers, and secures U.S. manufacturing jobs!
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Staff and volunteers from the sanctuary partnered with @FloridaStateParks, @CoastLove, @FriendsofJohnPennekaand @MyFWC for a shoreline cleanup that filled a dumpster to the brim with 4,025 pounds of marine debris. Well done!
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An anchor from the 1733 historic Coffins Patch wreck is now featured at our Eco-Discovery Center atrium in Key West. ⚓️ The anchor is part of a collection of artifacts illegally recovered in 1992 after the establishment of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
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