A new biodegradable tool dubbed the "Coral Defender" was launched this week in an effort to safeguard newly outplanted corals ...

Photo via Facebook “Feeding sharks with the fish we hook is an everyday occurrence for me and just about every other charter captain I know,” Florida-based charter captain Joel Brandenburg told OL ...

Resilience is rooted in diversity. Coupled with rising temperatures, a lack of sexual reproduction threatens the survival of Florida’s coral reef. Reef-building species simply can’t make it on ...

Florida's pet fish industry is booming ... Each fish has unique breeding needs, especially in terms of food. On reefs, marine fish thrive on live zooplankton, which are difficult to grow for ...

The reefs are made of concrete with embedded limestone, to resemble the natural limestone found on the sea floor.

Schools of fish with stunning patterns and vivid colors ... Not all locations along the Florida coral reef track warmed equally. While some areas simmered, others experienced moderate impacts.

Fishing and Conserving in Great Barrier ... Deeper Corals May Help Shallow Reefs Recover in the Florida Keys Sep. 23, 2024 — Using blushing coral star and genomic DNA analyses, researchers ...

The team's findings are detailed in the paper Narrow Margins: Aerobic Performance and Temperature Tolerance of Coral Reef Fishes Facing Extreme Thermal Variability, published in Global Change Biology.