Coral Catastrophe: Brutal Heat Puts Florida’s Reefs on the Edge
After a brutally hot summer in 2023 that caused widespread bleaching and coral death, summer 2024 was more favorable for the state’s vulnerable reefs. Once vibrant and diverse, Florida's coral reefs have dramatically declined,
South Florida sends 300 critically endangered corals to Texas in effort to save reefs
Scientists sent hundreds of critically endangered corals from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast on Wednesday in a research and restoration project. Why it matters: Last year's record marine heatwave caused corals in the Florida Keys to expel algae that lives in their tissues that turned them white in a widespread coral bleaching event.
Florida’s coral reefs are still ailing but doing better
A year after the worst coral bleaching ever recorded, Florida's reefs are slowly recovering. Despite elevated ocean temperatures, scientists say this summer they didn’t see significant bleaching.
Endangered sea corals moved from Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration
Scientists have moved about 300 endangered sea corals from Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration.
South Florida and Texas work together to save coral reefs
Texas jumped Georgia on Sunday, and that means a bracket overhaul. These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Rates have been falling for almost two months, and they should keep dropping this year.
As coral reefs face unprecedented heat, scientists experiment with new ways to protect them
In Puerto Rico and elsewhere, researchers are attempting to restore coral reefs and make corals more resilient to ocean heat ...
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World’s first underwater cemetery is off this Florida beach. Here’s what to know
Not only is it the world’s first underwater cemetery — it’s also set to be the largest man-made reef on the planet.
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300 sea corals brought from Florida to Texas as part of effort to save the species
The rest will either help the university with its work creating a bleaching guide for the Caribbean or act as a genetic bank, ...
IVF-like breeding helps corals conceive hardy babies for rebuilding reefs, study finds
Left to nature, coral’s mating prospects are somewhat restricted by their inability to walk, fly or swipe Tinder to find a mate.
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As coral reefs face unprecedented heat, scientists experiment with new ways to protect them
The scientists hope to breed the imported corals with Florida’s natives to produce a more heat-tolerant coral. Andrew Baker, who directs the Coral Reef Futures Lab at the university’s ...
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Florida’s coral reefs are still ailing but doing better
MIAMI — A year after the worst bleaching event ever recorded, the coral reefs off the Florida coast are slowly recovering. Despite elevated ocean temperatures, scientists say this summer they ...
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As “ground zero” for invaders, Florida offers awards and cash to take them out
Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently hosted events leading to the removal of nearly 200 Burmese ...
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‘I Didn’t Even Try,’ Says Florida Diver Who Speared 915 Lionfish to Win Annual Tourney
The FWC Lionfish Challenge in Florida saw record-breaking participation and harvest numbers this year. Some 285 divers removed 31,773 invasive lionfish from fragile coral reef ecosystems in the ...