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Dan Eidsmoe

  • Freelance Writer and Photographer, Freelance
Chicago, Florida Keys
As seen in: Yahoo News UK, The Money Puzzle, WTVT-TV (Tampa, FL), NewsBreak, St. Louis Magazine, Storyful, Florida Currents
Covers:  Travel, nature, finance, insurance and the law
Doesn't Cover: Obituaries
Photographer, writer and lawyer with Iowa roots, living in the Florida Keys. muckrack.com/dan-eidsmoe
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A Taste of the Keys

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By Dan Eidsmoe
| Florida Currents
Ask Keys residents where to find the best cup of coffee, and you will get multiple answers. Unlike on the mainland, most will not include traditional coffee or coffee shops, such as Starbucks. Instead, locals will recommend Cuban colada or buchi served at small mom-and-pop stores or gas stations. With names like La Niña, DeLuna’s or La Guajira, these stores typically also sell groceries, pastries and Cuban sandwiches.
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Diving After Dark

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By Dan Eidsmoe
| Florida Currents
Although a beautiful dive during the day, the wreck of the freighter Benwood comes alive at night in a sort of circus show of underwater creatures. Schooling fish, sharks, eels, crustaceans and turtles rest here at night. Parrot fish sleep in a mucus bubble they create to protect against parasites. Lobsters and crabs shuffle along the rusting surface of the wreck. Small shrimp make snapping noises to deter predators.
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Creating a Sea Urchin Nursery

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By Dan Eidsmoe
| Florida Currents
Beachcombers, scuba divers and snorkelers typically avoid urchins. If you step on one or accidentally bump into it, your skin can be punctured by the creature’s needle-like spines. Once under the skin, the spines are difficult to remove. Florida Keys marine biologist Jim Brittsan, however, is excited by the round spiny creatures. As he explains, a healthy urchin population in the Caribbean is vital to the health of coral reefs.
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Rebuilding the Reef

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By Dan Eidsmoe
| Florida Currents
Billed as the biggest coral reef restoration effort on the planet, a trio of Keys-based organizations are spearheading the charge to help the world’s oceans heal, thrive and continue to be havens of sustainable life. The Coral Restoration Foundation, Reef Renewal USA and Mote Marine Laboratory are implementing strategies that can be used elsewhere to protect and restore reefs. That includes growing huge numbers of coral fragments in large, offshore nurseries on PVC-style trees.
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Sculpting in Coral

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By Dan Eidsmoe
| Florida Currents
The Florida Keys is the epicenter for virtually every outdoor passion: boating, fishing and scuba diving, or a perfect place just to relax and unwind near the water. For glasswork artist Ethan Crawford, 25, the Keys have been a source of creative inspiration and an environmental calling. Ethan particularly enjoys sculpting staghorn or any type of branching coral and sharing the message that reefs are in danger.
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St. Louis glass artist finds inspiration among Florida’s coral reefs

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By Dan Eidsmoe
| St. Louis Magazine Verified
In the past 30 years, the Florida Keys have lost 80 percent of their coral. That is a devastating loss to both an area that attracts tourists based upon the vibrancy of its waters and the ecosystem around it. For some the Keys are a mecca for boating, fishing, and scuba diving. To others the Keys are a perfect place to relax and unwind near the water. For St. Louis glasswork artist Ethan Crawford, the Keys have been a source of inspiration and an environmental calling.
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