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Iconic elkhorn and staghorn corals took the heaviest losses, and researchers say they are at risk of becoming “functionally extinct” in the Florida Reef.
Biologists, like Jessica Sandelli, are currently trying to prevent the loss of even more coral by moving them out of the ocean and into on-land tanks.
To combat the alarming decline of endangered coral species in the face of rising water temperatures, the Florida Aquarium in Tampa has been making substantial strides in coral conservation.
Florida scientists are scrambling to evacuate corals into a “coral halfway house” as ocean temperatures surge into triple digits for the first time in recorded history. It’s a last-ditch effort
A buoy in Manatee Bay recorded water temperatures of 101.6 degrees on Monday, possibly the hottest sea surface temperature ever recorded, prompting scientists to transplant coral to temperature-controlled tanks.