Reel Ocean
Follow the water from the Kissimmee River to the open ocean, in 360°.
A video curriculum filmed across Florida's watershed by a working marine science teacher, with maps and tools for anyone who fishes, dives, or teaches here.
Stop 1
Kissimmee headwaters
Rain becomes a slow river north of Lake Okeechobee.
Stop 2
Lake Okeechobee
Florida's inland sea, and the valve for everything south of it.
Stop 3
The Everglades
A river of grass fifty miles wide and inches deep.
Stop 4
Florida Bay
Where fresh water meets salt among mangroves and seagrass.
Stop 5
Biscayne Bay
Miami's backyard: seagrass, sponges, and the city's edge.
Stop 6
The Keys reef tract
The only living barrier reef in the continental United States.
Stop 7
Dry Tortugas
Seventy miles out, where the reef is still wild.
Stop 8
Blue water
Off the shelf: the Gulf Stream and the open ocean.
Stop 9
The Bahamas
Across the Stream: deep reef, mangrove fringe, and pelagic blue.
Teachers and schools
Thirty episodes, each with a lesson pack. Free to watch; ready for your classroom.
Anglers, boaters, divers
Our filming sites on a map today; water conditions and the fish forecast next.
Labs and partners
360° and research video for FIU programs and conservation partners.