Florida Keys Coral Reef

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,

Axios Science on MSN · 3d

South Florida sends 300 corals to Texas in effort to save reefs

The move "acts as another layer of defense to safeguard" Florida's critically endangered corals from climate change, researchers say.

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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 temperatures, scientists say this summer they didn’t see significant bleaching.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

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.

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Florida Keys' coral reefs devastated by 2023's marine heat wave

A new survey of five Florida Keys' coral reefs shows extensive damage from a long-lasting and severe marine heat wave last year. Why it matters: Corals are havens for biodiversity, providing ...

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300 sea corals brought from Florida to Texas as part of effort to save the species

NSU's marine science research facility serves as a coral reef nursery, where rescued corals are stored ... as well as the ...

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN3d

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 ...

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Iconic Reefs program aims to save our seas

Corals are dying. Fish stocks are depleted. Yet, the Florida Keys depends on them as large parts of its economic engine.

U.S. News & World Report4y

The 13 Top Florida Keys Beaches

A popular year-round vacation destination in the Sunshine State, the Florida Keys also attract visitors with world-class sport fishing and diving opportunities. The only living barrier coral ...

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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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