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.
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,
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.
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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Florida’s coral reefs are still ailing but doing better
In the Florida Keys, there was widespread bleaching and many corals died, decimating reefs. Because of storms and many days with a significant cloud cover, water temperatures in Florida over ...