Welcome to Shell Island, north end, Crystal River, FL
Shell Island is located off the coast of Crystal River in Citrus County, FL. The island is inland of the Crystal Reefs and is near the mouth of Cedar Creek. South Pass is a nearby island.
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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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World’s Fourth Mass Coral Bleaching Event Likely Ended in 2025
By nesdis.noaa.gov, nesdis.noaa.gov. After analyzing satellite data and bleaching observations, NOAA’s experts say the record-breaking fourth global coral bleaching event likely concluded in mid-2025. The fourth global coral bleaching event was confirmed by NOAA on April 15, 2024. From early-2023 to mid-2025, bleaching-level heat stress impacted 84% of the world’s coral… SEE MORE
NOAA Scientists and Partners to Map Deep Waters, Seabed in the Cook Islands
By noaa.gov, noaa.gov. This summer, NOAA Ocean Exploration will conduct an expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer to map, explore and characterize deep waters off the coast of the Cook Islands. The effort is in partnership with the Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority. Using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), mapping technologies and onsite… SEE MORE
What Is a Safe Speed for Your Boat? It Depends on More Than You Think
By John Tiger, boatingmag.com. With summer boating season in full swing, one of the most basic — and most overlooked — seamanship questions deserves a revisit: how fast should you actually be going? A new safety column from Boating Magazine breaks down the variables that determine safe speed, from experience… SEE MORE
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