As coral reefs face unprecedented heat, scientists experiment with new ways to protect them
In Puerto Rico and other hard-hit places, marine researchers are trying to restore reefs and make corals more resilient — with some recent success.
Coastal Bend researchers bring critically endangered corals to Corpus Christi
The Texas State Aquarium and Harte Research Institute partnered to bring 300 endangered coral fragments to Corpus Christi on ...
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Scientists Play Matchmaker for Beloved Sea Snails in the Florida Keys
To boost the iconic queen conch's population, researchers are relocating the heat-stressed creatures to cooler, deeper waters ...
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STELING WINS TWO FOR LADY CONCHS’ GOLF AS MARATHON NOTCHES TEAM VICTORIES
Sayer’s team has grown exponentially this season, and it has amped up the competition for the Golfin’ Dolphins. “This week ...
300 sea corals brought from Florida to Texas as part of effort to save the species
Scientists have moved about about 300 endangered sea corals from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration.
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South Florida sends 300 critically endangered corals to Texas in effort to save reefs
Scientists sent hundreds of critically endangered corals from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast on Wednesday in a ...
Coral Catastrophe: Brutal Heat Puts Florida’s Reefs on the Edge
After a brutally hot summer in 2023 that caused widespread bleaching and coral death, summer 2024 was more favorable for the ...
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‘I Didn’t Even Try,’ Says Florida Diver Who Speared 915 Lionfish to Win Annual Tourney
The FWC Lionfish Challenge in Florida saw record-breaking participation and harvest numbers this year. Some 285 divers removed 31,773 invasive lionfish from fragile coral reef ecosystems in the Gulf ...
Historic ocean liner, destined to become a giant artificial reef, will stay docked across from N.J. for now
The SS United States, the aging ocean liner docked in Philadelphia that has become the subject of a months-long legal case, ...
America's largest ocean liner was evicted from Philly. Now Florida wants to sink it
Two Florida counties are locked in competition to sink the historic, massive SS United States – long docked in Philadelphia – ...
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Beautiful but highly destructive: On the hunt to kill elusive, invasive lionfish on Florida’s reef
The beautiful fish threaten Florida's reef ecosystems so dangerously that the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has organized contests to reward divers who kill and remove them.