Aug 6, 2008 | The Reporter
It's time to share the water with Florida Keys commercial guys
If you thought things were buggy last week, think again: Today is the start of the regular eight-month lobster season, and just about everyone and their relatives will head out on the water mainly because there ...
Two diving deaths marred this week's lobster mini-season, a two-day event that seemed to draw fewer visitors than usual in some parts of the Keys."We didn't see as many boaters or as many lobster," said Officer ...
Mini-season in the Florida Keys: Let the pillaging begin
Lobster lust is likely overpowering gas worries this week -- an estimated 30,000 divers and snorkelers are expected to arrive, or already have arrived, in the Keys to chase lobster during the annual lobster ...
Tourist dies in encounter with eagle ray
A morning fishing outing ended in tragedy Thursday for a family of Michigan tourists when a 75-pound spotted eagle ray leaped into their boat and caused the death of a 55-year-old woman. via The Miami Herald
Turtle lovers can do surveys to track numbers With nesting season approaching, Save-A-Turtle of the Keys is again looking for volunteers to do beach surveys, work on strandings and the like. via Florida Keys Keynoter
Budget issues dogged county from start State tax reform squeezes Keys government
A floundering budget and mandatory state property tax rollbacks colored just about all decisions of the Monroe County Commission in 2007. via The Reporter
Following are the winners of the Key Largo, Key Colony Beach and Key West annual lighted boat parade : Key Colony Best in parade: Dunn Deal, Capt. via Florida Keys Keynoter
“That would keep construction on schedule with the projects that are in planning and design phases and start those slated to begin in 2008. That's from mile marker zero to 106, the whole kit and caboodle.”
Key West gets lion's share of the money Another $5 million in federal sewer funding is on the way to the Keys, and local officials hope more will soon trickle down from $100 million Congress authorized in 2004. via Florida Keys Keynoter
Hoist up the seafaring garland
Time's now to start prepping for the parades With Thanksgiving here and gone already, the attention turns to Christmas and New Years - and the attendant boat parades that come with the season. via Florida Keys Keynoter