Resilience is rooted in diversity. Coupled with rising temperatures, a lack of sexual reproduction threatens the survival of Florida’s coral reef. Reef-building species simply can’t make it on ...
Share articleElkhorn grown in the lab is considered a diva among scientists trying to save coral reefs, particularly ...
A new biodegradable tool dubbed the "Coral Defender" was launched this week in an effort to safeguard newly outplanted corals ...
As record ocean heat threatens corals off Florida and across the globe, conservationists are shifting their strategy Share Comment Add to your saved stories Save Warning: This graphic requires ...
Without any action, "in the next century, maybe all coral reef researchers will be paleontologists," a coral researcher said to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. 3. Florida's coral reef ...
The NOAA blueprint will expand the 3,800-square-mile sanctuary in the Florida Keys and implemented measures to protect its ...
Since the 1940s, more than 4,300 planned public artificial reefs have been placed in state and federal waters off Florida’s coast. The FWC Artificial Reef Program provides financial and ...
The reefs are made of concrete with embedded limestone, to resemble the natural limestone found on the sea floor.
Mote’s International Coral Gene Bank, which started at the Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research and Restoration on Summerland Key in the Florida Keys, moved to Mote ...