Monroe County’s Artificial Reefs Program is making significant progress as new reef projects move forward, permits are ...
In early June 2023, the coral reefs in the lower Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas were stunning. We were in diving gear, checking up on hundreds of corals we had transplanted as part of our ...
There are 1,050 baby corals that arrived Wednesday in the Florida Keys for their next step in a mission to restore the marine ecosystem. The elkhorn corals are going to the Keys Marine Laboratory on ...
FLORIDA KEYS, Fla. (WFLA) — A new biodegradable tool dubbed the “Coral Defender” was launched this week in an effort to safeguard newly outplanted corals in Florida’s waters. The “Coral Defender” is a ...
FLORIDA KEYS, Fla. - Scientists are monitoring the impacts of ocean acidification on vital, colorful coral reefs in the Florida Keys by using a new series of buoys. The National Oceanic and ...
MIAMI – It is no secret that Florida’s iconic coral reefs are in trouble. Repeated body blows from hurricanes, pollution, disease, climate change – and a near-knockout punch from a 2023 marine heat ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Some Florida Keys coral reefs are losing their color weeks earlier than normal this summer because of record-high water temperatures, meaning they are under stress and ...