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An FAU Harbor Branch technique is helping to gain insight into the poorly understood stony coral tissue loss disease, responsible for widespread coral death throughout the Tropical Western Atlantic.

Corals harvested from the Florida Keys have been successfully crossbred with the goal of enhancing genetic diversity and disease resistance, which could better protect and restore corals that have been

Brain corals rescued ahead of disease outbreak raise hopes for restoring genetic diversity and increasing disease resistance on Florida’s reefs

Grooved Brain Coral Spawning Observed in the Wild for the First Time in Florida A grooved brain coral is tented while it spawns to allow scientists to capture its gametes. Credit: Coral Restoration Foundation™ Bundles of sperm and eggs of the grooved brain coral. Collected from wild colonies in Florida for the first time. Credit: University of Miami The first observation of this species’ spawning will help researchers and restoration practitioners to better support its survival in the wild....

(Photo : SeaWorld Committed to Combating Coral Reef Disease in Florida) The Florida Reef stretches approximately 360 miles from Dry Tortugas National Park west of the Florida Keys to the St. Lucie Inlet in Martin County. This area faces imminent danger from an outbreak of coral disease termed "stony coral tissue loss disease." Already in decline due to degraded water quality, climate change, and an expanding South Florida population, the reef has become the focus of a crisis intervention l...

Zoo association collaborating with SeaWorld, Disney, FWC to save Floridas coral reefs By Ashley Carter Orlando SHARE ORLANDO, Fla. — An effort to save Floridas coral reefs has lead to a major collaboration, with the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, SeaWorld, Disney and others joining forces.  What You Need To Know SeaWorld and Disney are taking part in a new effort to save Floridas coral reefs Th...

Record-sized Coral Colony Discovered in American Samoa (Photo: NOAA) A new record size coral colony at Ta’u Island in American Samoa identified by NOAA-funded researchers is said to be even larger than the island’s Big Momma colony, one of the largest in the world. The colony was measured and described during a monitoring survey conducted by a multi-agency team including NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa (NMSAS), American Samoa’s Coral Reef Advisory Group, American Samo...

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is seeking applications for its Coral Reef Conservation Fund 2021 to improve the health of coral reef systems. Grants will be awarded to reduce land-based sources of pollution, advance coral reef fisheries management, increase capacity for reef-scale restoration and to support management in their efforts to increase the natural recovery and resiliency of coral reef systems. The Coral Reef Conservation Fund is a partnership with the U.S. National...