Green Businesses
Choose Businesses That Care for the Keys
The natural beauty of the Florida Keys is part of what makes being here so special. Across the island chain, local businesses are taking steps to conserve natural resources, reduce waste and help protect the waters and ecosystems around them.
You can be part of that effort. Use the listings below to find accommodations, restaurants, marinas, dive operators, fishing guides and other businesses recognized for environmentally responsible practices.
Find Green Businesses in the Florida Keys
Ready to make your trip a little greener? Browse the businesses below and use the filters to find participating places to stay, eat, dock, dive, and fish.
Green Lodging
Rest easy knowing your stay can make a difference. Florida Green Lodging properties are recognized for efforts to conserve resources such as water and energy and reduce waste. Look for the Green Lodging leaf when choosing where to stay in the Keys.
Blue Star Operators
Heading out on or under the water? Choose a Blue Star-certified dive operator or fishing guide. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s Blue Star program recognizes operators that help visitors enjoy diving, snorkeling and fishing while following practices that safeguard the Keys’ marine resources.
Clean Marinas
A day on the water starts at the dock. Clean Marina businesses help make environmentally responsible boating part of the Florida Keys experience. Use the listings below to find participating marinas throughout the island chain.
Ocean Friendly Restaurants
Make your next meal a little friendlier to the ocean. Ocean Friendly Restaurants are recognized for making choices designed to reduce waste and support healthier oceans.
Skip the Stuff
Sometimes less really is more. Restaurants and food trucks participating in Skip the Stuff help reduce single-use waste by providing items such as plastic utensils, straws and condiment packets only when customers ask for them.
Visitors can help, too. Simply say “no thanks” to the extras you don’t need.
Plastic Free Key West
Plastic Free Key West celebrates Key West businesses taking action to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, single-use plastics. Participating businesses make voluntary commitments to reduce plastic use through more sustainable choices.
Protect Our Seagrass
Seagrass beds are part of what makes Florida Keys waters so special. They also need a little help from boaters. Propellers can damage shallow seagrass beds, leaving scars behind. Check tide and navigational charts before you head out, and steer clear of shallow areas. A handy local reminder is: “Brown, brown, run aground. Blue, blue, sail on through."
Filters
Key West
Half Shell Raw Bar
Half Shell Raw Bar is a waterfront seafood institution at 231 Margaret Street on the Key West Historic Seaport, serving broiled garlic oysters, peel-and-eat shrimp, conch ceviche, and daily fresh catches. Watch the boats and pelicans roll by while you dig in.
Islamorada
Florida Keys Dive Center
Three-dive adventures, snorkeling & scuba charters from Islamorada with courses & lobstering.
Marathon
The Hammocks at Marathon
The Hammocks at Marathon is a tropical resort offering spacious studios and 1- and 2-bedroom suites with full kitchens, balconies, and access to amenities like a heated pool, hot tub, tiki bar, and marina.
Key Largo
Sail Fish Scuba
Sail Fish Scuba is a PADI 5-Star Dive Center in Key Largo offering guided scuba and snorkeling tours, PADI certifications, private charters, in-water photo guidance with free photos, and full-service gear support.
Marathon
Marlin Bay Resort & Marina
Marlin Bay Resort & Marina offers luxury vacation homes and a full-service marina with resort-style amenities in Marathon, Florida Keys.
Weddings Max
50
Marathon
Hawks Cay Resort
Hawks Cay Resort on Duck Key offers pools, a saltwater lagoon, marina adventures, dining, spa services and recreation in the Middle Florida Keys.
Meetings Max
450
Total Space
20000 sq ft
Largest Room
5733 sq ft
Key Largo
Pirates Cove Watersports
Pirates Cove Watersports, located at Reefhouse Resort & Marina in Key Largo, is a top-rated watersports hub offering jet ski rentals, scuba diving & snorkeling, parasailing, eco-tours, sunset cruises, dolphin swims, fishing charters, and more—all under one roof.
Key West
Captain's Corner Dive Center and Boat Charters
Dive Key West’s stunning reefs and wrecks with expert guides at Captain’s Corner!
Key West
Southpoint Divers
Southpoint Divers, established in 1991, offers daily dives to the USNS Vandenberg wreck and North America's only living coral reef. Their 46' custom dive boat, The Phoenix, ensures comfort with a maximum of 27 divers. Located at 610 Front St, Key West
Key West
Seven Keys Vacations
Seven Keys Vacations is a locally managed Florida Keys vacation rental company with over 200 homes, condos, and waterfront properties stretching from Key West to Key Largo — your one-stop shop for finding the perfect oceanfront escape, canal-front hideaway, pet-friendly home, or private pool retreat anywhere in the Keys.
Islamorada
Caloosa Cove Resort
Fifteen acres on the ocean at mile marker 73.5, with 30 suites that all have kitchens, balconies and water out the front door, plus a heated pool and a sandy beach. Tie your boat up out back, walk over to Habano's for Cuban food, and never move the car.
Key West
Mzoe Arts
Mzoe Arts is a Key West ceramics studio and artisan brand by South African-born potter Thabane Mpofu, crafting one-of-a-kind hand-built ceramic creations inspired by his late father's artistry and a mission to employ and mentor fellow artisans from his community.
Key West
Key West Community Sailing Center
Learn to sail and enjoy vibrant community events at Key West Sailing Center!
Key West
Salsa y Sabor Baking Goods
Salsa y Sabor Baking Goods brings freshly baked ciabatta, focaccia, and sourdough loaves alongside handcrafted jams, dips, and nut butters to the Key West and Islamorada farmers markets — a Plastic Free 305 certified small business and a must-stop for anyone who loves artisan bread.
