Nancy Klingener
Nancy Klingener covers the Florida Keys for WLRN. Since moving to South Florida in 1989, she has worked for the Miami Herald, Solares Hill newspaper and the Monroe County Public Library.
She is a Spring 2014 graduate of the Transom Story Workshop. She is on the board of the Key West Literary Seminar.
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The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is in the midst of updating its management plan, which may include changes to areas with special protection like Pelican Shoal. -
The annual two-day lobster mini season is controversial in the Florida Keys — and sometimes dangerous. This year there are some new efforts to make things safer for lobster hunters and the environment. -
For more than five years, a disease has been wiping out corals that provide the foundation for Florida's reef tract. Now it's reached the most remote and healthy area of the reef. -
As people get ready to head out onto the water in large numbers over the holiday weekend, the state has released its annual report on accidents. -
State wildlife officials are considering whether to allow people to catch and keep goliath grouper for the first time in more than 30 years. -
A total of about 144,000 of the genetically modified mosquitoes are set to be released over 12 weeks in the trial's first phase. -
More than 20 people traveled more than 600 miles from the Keys to Tallahassee to make their voices heard on a bill that would overturn Key West's limits on cruise ships. -
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, cruise ships have been shut down. In Key West, Fla., which has been long dependent on tourism, local officials have noticed cleaner water and fewer crowds.
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Spiny lobster season in Florida ends with the month of March. And the first full pandemic fishing season saw mixed results, with prices bouncing back but lobster missing from some key areas. -
Advocates for limiting cruise ships in Key West say water quality improved while they were gone. A new study from Florida International University backs them up.
