A young shark attack survivor is speaking out about overcoming fear and returning to the place where he was bit nearly three ...

Now in its 41st year, the Underwater Music Festival also included free tours of Mote Marine Laboratory’s Coral Reef Research Center.

The eccentric event featured a trumpet, harp, even a ukulele, and took place on Looe (pronounced "Lou") Key Reef, an area of the National Marine Sanctuary located about 6 miles south of Big Pine Key.

More than $400,000 raised through sales of Protect Our Reefs specialty license plates was recently awarded in grants to help restore the Florida Reef Tract. The plate – created in 2003 through ...

About six miles southwest of Key West, the southernmost point of the continental U.S., the Sand Key Lighthouse stands tall on a shallow reef that has long posed a hazard to passing ships. First ...