Boating, Fishing, and Travel Information for Summerland Key, Kemp Channel, FL

Summerland Key is one of the Lower Florida Keys, located in Monroe County. It is connected by the Overseas Highway to Ramrod Key and Cudjoe Key. While some commercial fishing occurs in the area, its main function is as a bedroom community for people working in and commuting to nearby Marathon and Key West.

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NOAA Fisheries Releases National Seafood Strategy Implementation Plan

10/8/2024

By noaa.gov. The plan outlines actions we can take to enhance industry resilience and competitiveness in the face of climate change and other stressors. NOAA Fisheries released its National Seafood Strategy Implementation Plan (PDF, 14 pages). Our National Seafood Strategy, released in 2023, outlines our direction for supporting the U.S. seafood economy and… SEE MORE

Authorized responders from the Seacoast Science Center take measurements of a dead humpback whale that stranded in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Credit: Seacoast Science Center.

$4 Million Awarded for Marine Mammal Rescue Efforts through Prescott Grant Program

10/7/2024

By noaa.gov. NOAA Fisheries recommended awarding 37 grants, totaling more than $4 million, through the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Assistance Grant Program to our partners in 16 states. NOAA Fisheries recommended awarding 37 grants, totaling more than $4 million, through the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and… SEE MORE

A Bryde’s whale photographed in the Mariana Archipelago. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Adam Ü (NOAA Fisheries MMPA-ESA Permit #14097)

Hey, Google: Find this New Whale Sound

10/6/2024

By noaa.gov. NOAA Fisheries identified that Bryde’s whales are the source of a new whale call in the western North Pacific. Working with Google AI, we used machine learning to sort through thousands of hours of acoustic recordings and identify when and where these calls occur. n 2014, an Oregon State… SEE MORE

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An aerial of West Summerland Key and the Boy Scout Camp. Photo taken by the Federal Government on October 7, 1987. From the Wright Langely Collection.