Coral

Some corals were left behind during an evacuation of many corals off Florida despite water temperatures that rose far above 87 degrees.

Divers with Reef Renewal, a Florida Keys-based coral restoration group, have begun moving small coral colonies from a successful shallow coral nursery located in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to deeper, cooler water.

Mote scientists have been growing a lot of coral at the Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration on Summerland Key since 2000, restoring more than 173,000 coral plants to Florida’s Coral Reef.Even as Hurricane Ian sideswiped Summerland Key on its way to Southwest Florida, Mote staff were hosting a successful conference to teach reef restoration techniques to other scientists.

Welcome to this week’s Environmental Roundup! Here’s what caught our eye in the environment this week.

A team of scientists looking for coral that can better survive global warming have identified a hardier Caribbean coral in the Bahamas.

After stony coral tissue loss disease reached the Lower Keys last spring, the disease seemed to stall. Reef scientists were hoping that meant it might...

They call themselves the coral whisperers: a global band of scientists working together to save the world's coral reefs.

Coral reefs around the world have taken big hits over the past decade as ocean temperatures rise. During a recent 3-year global event, roughly half of the…

Corals are in trouble. Global warming and the increase of disease, over fishing – all are leading to catastrophic losses on reefs around the world –…

Scientists with Mote Marine Laboratory will begin a yearlong effort this summer to restore about 25,000 corals in the Florida Keys. State lawmakers…