On Thursday, September 22, 2022, Okaloosa County’s Coastal Resource Team deployed nearly 500,000-pounds of donated material as a new artificial reef off Destin-Fort Walton Beach coast. On Monday, they deployed additional material that
Grasses in Classes is a hands-on science program that Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA) provides for local elementary schools in Okaloosa and Walton counties. What began nearly 15 years ago as
On Thursday, September 8, 2022, the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners held the grand opening of the Okaloosa Island Boat Basin and ADA accessible kayak launch. The Okaloosa Island
It’s time for another artificial reef off the coast of Destin-Fort Walton Beach. This time, it is a 67-foot steel hulled sailboat. The vessel is called the CORDONAZO and it,
On Saturday, August 27, 2022, divers from all over the area gathered at the Okaloosa Island Fishing Pier for the annual Pier Clean Up Dive. It was a record turnout with nearly
The Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center has released the final cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtle from a group of 16 that they received on December 17, 2021. On Thursday, August 25, 2022, Turtle
On Tuesday, August 23, 2022, Okaloosa County deployed a 62-foot tugboat named MISS NELLIE off the coast of Destin-Fort Walton Beach. MISS NELLIE sits in 112 feet of water approximately
Meet Floyd! He is a Great Blue Heron who was found on the Okaloosa Island Fishing Pier about three weeks ago with a mass of fishing line, hooks, and bobbers wrapped
In March 2022, the Okaloosa Board of County Commissioner allocated $2 million toward a pair of large research vessels available in Louisiana for deployment as artificial reefs. These vessels were
On Tuesday morning, a 217-pound sea turtle was foul hooked at the Okaloosa Fishing Pier on Okaloosa Island. According to information from the Okaloosa Fishing Pier, the sea turtle had two
The Gulfarium’s C.A.R.E. Center successfully released four rehabilitated sea turtles on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Inlet Beach, Florida. “It is always so rewarding when we release sea turtles back into the Gulf,”
Every year, Florida Sea Grant hosts an event called the Great Goliath Group Count that runs from June 1st through June 14th. Divers from all over go out and record
