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Scientists Play Matchmaker for Beloved Sea Snails in the Florida Keys
To boost the iconic queen conch's population, researchers are relocating the heat-stressed creatures to cooler, deeper waters ...
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 ...
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission takes up dispute with Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Former Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Chair and Florida Keys developer Robert Spottswood urged the FWC board to not approve an overhaul of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary ...
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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 ...
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New artificial reef projects are underway in the Florida Keys
Jessica McCawley is the FWC Director of Marine Fisheries Management. She says the Monroe County program is working to create a network of sites in the Gulf.
Axios Science on MSN3d
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 ...
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The Florida Keys Island Offering The Most Stunning Coral Reef Snorkeling In The State
Florida is home to many gorgeous tropical islands, but one state park offers the best coral reef snorkeling experience you'll ...
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Coral Restoration's Wake Up Call
All that remain are located on reefs in the upper Florida Keys, north of Key Largo, which were spared the worst of the marine heat wave. NOAA called it a “dramatic loss” of a “once ...