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Coral babies head to Florida Keys to help restore dying reefs

KEY WEST, Fla. – More than 1,000 young corals raised at Tampa’s Florida aquarium are on their way to the Florida Keys, offering a potential lifeline to the imperiled coral reef system. The Florida ...
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2 iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, study finds – we witnessed the reef’s bleaching and devastation

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 ...
NBC 6 South Florida

More than 1,000 baby corals arrive in Florida Keys to help restore reefs

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 ...
The Spokesman-Review

Study: Florida reefs offer multimillion-dollar flood protection — if they survive

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 ...