USGS Study on Threatened Coral Can Guide Reef Restoration
Nursery-grown elkhorn coral transplanted into Dry Tortugas National Park survived and thrived, growing twice as fast as corals planted in…
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Rubio, Schatz, Scott, Hirono Introduce Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2021
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) reintroduced the bipartisan Restoring…
Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida CEO Talks Coral on Salt Strong Fishing Podcast
In this episode, I have on Andrew Walker, President & CEO of the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida to…
December 2020 Edition of the Southeast Florida Reef Review
Saving Massive Corals in the Coral ECABy Kristin Anderson, Research AssistantNova Southeastern University’s GIS and Spatial Ecology Lab, led by Dr.…
Gluing It Back Together: Novel Probiotic Treatments for Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
Treatments for stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) are being approached from a new perspective at the Coral Health and…
Friends of Our Florida Reefs Partners with Nova Southeastern University to Install a New Living Florida’s Coral Reef Exhibit at the Marine Environmental Education Center in Hollywood, Florida
October 2020 – Broward County, Florida — To better educate the public about the wonders, beauty, and threats to Florida’s coastal water…
Confessions of a Coral Spawning Scientist
The first time I witnessed coral spawning was in 2007, just off the coastline of Puerto Rico on the healthiest…
Great Star Coral Spawns in Captivity at Nova Southeastern University
Scientists at the Nova Southeastern University Marine Larval Ecology & Recruitment Lab have successfully induced colonies of Montastrea cavernosa (great star coral),…
Spawning the future of Florida’s Coral Reef
Coral spawning is perhaps the most spectacular natural event I have ever witnessed. During only a few nights each summer,…
Restored Corals Observed Spawning for the First Time in Waters Off Miami
Staghorn corals grown in a nursery and replanted at a reef restoration site off Key Biscayne have spawned for the…
Mote Marine Laboratory documents another first for massive corals in Florida
For the first time in Florida or Caribbean waters, restored massive corals were observed spawning—part of sexual reproduction that could…
The Florida Aquarium Successfully Spawns Threatened Pillar Coral for the Second Year in a Row
For the second year in a row, scientists at The Florida Aquarium in Apollo Beach have successfully spawned threatened Atlantic pillar coral…
