Earlier this month, researchers at the Florida Aquarium took the first steps toward restoring some of the coral off the Florida Keys that died during a record heat wave two years ago. They ...

Florida’s iconic reef tract has not vanished in its entirety, but its architectural backbone has effectively collapsed. The ...

Florida’s coral reefs reached a breaking point in the summer of 2023, when an unprecedented marine heat wave sent water ...

APOLLO BEACH, Fla. — For the first time, coral from outside of Florida was allowed to be planted in state waters. This happened in early July 2025 with help from the University of Miami, Tela Marine ...

In a few weeks, the water temperature hit a high that triggered the coral to jettison the beneficial algae living in its structures. The process, known as bleaching, causes the coral to lose its color ...

Warming ocean waters have had a devastating impact on the coral reefs of the Sunshine State. Efforts are underway to save the third-largest barrier reef system in the world, including the use of ...

MIAMI, FL (July 15, 2025) – In a groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind milestone for coral restoration, scientists from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, ...

Florida scientists have identified heat-tolerant algal symbionts as a vital intervention to protect endangered elkhorn coral. Their cross-institutional collaboration offers new hope for reef ...

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium and Tela Marine in Honduras is working together to transplant crossbred coral fragments onto a reef off ...

APOLLO BEACH, Fla. — More than 1,000 coral babies spawned and raised at The Florida Aquarium are headed to the Florida Keys to be planted on reefs or nurtured in ocean-based nurseries. The corals were ...

Marine biologists have been struggling to save Florida’s corals as climate change and pollution have decimated reefs in recent decades. One solution just might come from a rough coral neighborhood in ...

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium and Tela Marine in Honduras is working together to transplant crossbred coral fragments onto a reef off ...