The Sanctuary Friends Foundation of the Florida Keys is the non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary's diverse wildlife and habitats through the development of a community of informed and active ocean stewards. We collaborate closely with Sanctuary staff and coordinate and sponsor programs that ensure the Sanctuary is protected. From education to research and volunteer programs, we work to build a concerned and aware public network of citizens, fishermen, and other community activists. To join, send an email to info@sanctuaryfriends.org or visit our web site: sanctuaryfriends.org.

Here you will find links to many pages containing information on local weather and sea conditions, forecasts, and storm information. This pages also includes links to the National Data Buoy Center, C-MAN stations for the Upper, Middle, and Lower Keys. During Hurricane season, look here for all the latest information and predictions.

These links cover a wide range of topics concerning coral reefs and the related marine environment. Topic areas include coral health and coral disease, local and international regulation of and pressures on coral reefs and current and ongoing coral reef research.

Listed here are a number of links to pages within the National Marine Sanctuary System. Look here for links to all of the other National Marine Sanctuaries and various pages from the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries' headquarters in Washington, D.C. Also here is a link to NOS Web Mail where NOAA employees can check their email over the World Wide Web.

Look here for links to other pages within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as well as for a variety of other federal and state government pages including that of EPA, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the National Park Service (just to name a few).

Here are links to a variety of non-governmental organizations which specifically focus on marine research. Many of these are educational institutes including the University of Miami Rosensteil School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. Also here are links to pages such as the Mote Marine Laboratory and the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Over the years the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary has developed partnerships and relationships with a variety of international organizations involved in coral reef and marine ecosystem protection.

Here you can find links to the other marine laboratories located in the Florida Keys.

Here you can find links to various other non-governmental organizations including (among others) The Nature Conservancy, R.E.E.F., ReefKeeper International, and the Center for Marine Conservation.

Listed here are links to various references and reference lists concerning coral reefs and marine biology in general.

Here are links to all those other topics that haven't yet been categorized. Included topics are, the local weather and Florida Keys Data Buoys, Florida Bay, the International Year of the Ocean, and the newly installed RayCon Beacons.

Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center