Welcome to Big Torch Key, Harbor Channel, FL
Big Torch Key is located in Monroe County, FL in the lower Florida Keys. It is to the north of Middle Torch Key (connected by a causeway) and Little Torch Key. It is the largest of the Torch Keys, but it is the only one not connected to surrounding keys by U.S. 1.
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In The Zone: The Sabre 51 Salon Express
By US Harbors When Sabre Yachts completed construction of hull number 200 of its 48 Salon Express model, more than half the crew who built it had also worked on hull number one. The average tenure on that line was 12 years, and they produced a yacht that proved to… Learn More
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Pink Salmon Invasion in Great Lakes Has Lessons for North Atlantic, Arctic Communities
By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. New NOAA-led research on the history of the rise of pink salmon in the Great Lakes may help fishery managers and communities on the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans tackle the recent rapid growth of the species in these new areas. It could also help those in… SEE MORE
Anchoring to Fish vs. Anchoring to Sleep: Why the Technique — and the Tackle — Should Change
By Jim Hendricks, boatingmag.com. Anchoring is one of the most fundamental skills in boating, yet many recreational boaters use the same setup and approach whether they’re positioning over a wreck for an afternoon of fishing or settling into a harbor anchorage for the night. A new seamanship column from Boating… SEE MORE
The Ocean's Most Abundant Fish Evolved in Extreme Heat — and That May Be Good News
By Daniel Hentz, whoi.edu. The most numerous fish in the ocean isn’t one most boaters or anglers will ever see. Bristlemouths — tiny, deep-dwelling fish of the genus Cyclothone — number in the quadrillions and play a major role in the ocean’s biological carbon pump, helping move CO₂ from the… SEE MORE
