Posted on September 8, 2018
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in LIFE SCIENCE, ODYSSEY EVERGLADES, ODYSSEY OCEAN, OUR FRAGILE PLANET
Bonefish, AKA the “Grey Ghost,” are powerful, fast and highly prized by flats-fishermen in South Florida’s coastal waters. But they are disappearing. Fortunately, scientists and fishing guides are banding together to save these amazing predatory fish.
Posted on September 8, 2018
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If you live in South Florida, lucky you! Because this chunk of subtropical paradise is home to 4, you heard it….4 incredible National Parks. Get out and explore!
Posted on August 18, 2016
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in EARTH SCIENCE, LIFE SCIENCE, ODYSSEY EVERGLADES, OUR FRAGILE PLANET
You might say the Everglades are a vast, stagnant swamp, full of slithering reptiles and stinging insects. But did you know they are considered to be an incredibly wide, slow moving river? Crazy huh!
Posted on May 6, 2015
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In South Florida there are crocodiles living in a nuclear power plant…but it’s not exactly what you’re thinking right now!
Posted on February 15, 2015
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Posted on September 24, 2014
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in LIFE SCIENCE, ODYSSEY EVERGLADES, ODYSSEY OCEAN
It’s mangrove baby-making time!!
Posted on September 21, 2014
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in LIFE SCIENCE, ODYSSEY EVERGLADES, ODYSSEY OCEAN
Take a peek inside the amazing and amazingly important world of the seagrass habitat!
Posted on August 11, 2014
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Find out how biologists and sport-fishermen are joining forces to understand fish populations in the coastal Everglades!
Posted on November 19, 2013
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It’s like a submarine salad…a squishy, slimy slithering salad.
Posted on November 19, 2013
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in ODYSSEY OCEAN
The yellow-head jawfish is a terrifying monster of the sea. I’m totally kidding.
Posted on April 29, 2013
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in LIFE SCIENCE, ODYSSEY OCEAN, OUR FRAGILE PLANET
Ancient. Powerful. Toothy. Threatened. Sharks have been the inspiration for books, movies and nightmares since humans took to the seas…but they’re way more important than we ever gave them credit. Now that we know, can we save them before it’s too late?!
Posted on February 15, 2013
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Shoots ink. Has eight arms. Highly intelligent. Can you think of another animal as bizzare and fascinating as the common octopus?!
Posted on November 2, 2012
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What do you call an unusual jellyfish that spends much of it’s time upside-down, soaking up the sun’s rays on the ocean floor? Well, the “upside-down jellyfish,” of course.
Posted on September 20, 2012
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Home. It’s an important concept for us….as well as countless marine organisms that live in our oceans. We’re also finding out that artificially constructed habitats might be a great thing for everyone!
Posted on April 3, 2012
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in Adventure Log
3/4/12 At 6:30 on a Saturday morning most people are enjoying their weekend slumber. I’m chugging coffee, blasting NPR, and clicking my way down US1 towards Islamorada. This time, skimping on sleep is an enthusiastic compromise. Today I’m embarking on a real adventure. 7:45 am. Mile marker 85 appears. I turn towards the bay side […]
Posted on January 23, 2012
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A tangled mangrove forest might not be that attractive to your typical beach goer, but they’re pretty darn important. These highly specialized trees perform many functions that we take for granted….or probably don’t even realize!
Posted on January 22, 2012
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in Time-Lapse, Trail Blaze
When we think of South Florida, even those of us who grew up here, I bet this is what we usually picture: the postcard snap-shot of an arching coconut palm framed by a rosy sunset on a wide, sandy beach. Sorry dude, you got the wrong picture. First of all, that arching coconut palm that […]
Posted on January 4, 2012
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Filmmakers Richard C. and Richard S. Kern explore the history, habitat and behavior of the lovable West Indian manatee