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Florida coral reef: Will fishing council let rock shrimp nets drag the rare Oculina Bank?
The Oculina Bank coral reef, found nowhere else in the world, is thousands of years old and habitat for species of grouper ...
USA Today1y
'100% coral mortality' found at Florida Keys reef due to rising temperatures, restoration group says
A coral reef restoration ... of Florida's marine species. In addition to rising ocean temperatures, coral are also threatened by stony coral tissue loss disease, which the Florida Fish and ...
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Reel In The Fun: Atlantic Reef Fish Season Opens May 1st In Florida
which includes the Florida Keys. READ: Florida Anglers Reel In Record-Breaking Red Snapper Season For 2025 This opening of several key reef fish species is expected to draw significant interest ...
CBS News2y
Scientists hope lab-grown coral can save endangered Florida Keys reef
Orlando, Florida — Just ... to destroy 20 of the 45 species found there, including larger reef-building corals. "This disease that's burning through the Florida Keys is an incredible event ...
Miami Herald1y
Florida Keys fish kill has scientists, fisherman concerned, probing for causes
Smalltooth sawfish are an endangered species that once lived from Texas to North Carolina. They are almost exclusively found in Florida ... the Keys. Fish that feed off the reef ingest the ...
Fox News1y
Florida Keys coral reefs under threat as record-high water temperatures trigger early bleaching
Florida Keys coral ... people — coral reefs are a natural buffer against storm surge from hurricanes and other storms. There is also an economic impact because tourism from fishing, scuba ...
NBC News1y
Florida Keys coral reefs are already bleaching as water temperatures hit record highs, scientists say
Some Florida Keys coral ... coral reefs are a natural buffer against storm surge from hurricanes and other storms. There is also an economic impact because tourism from fishing, scuba diving ...
CNN1y
Florida ocean temps surge to 100 degrees as mass coral bleaching event is found in some reefs
An urgent rescue operation is underway to save Florida coral species from extinction ... water temperatures spreads across reefs in the the Florida Keys. Multiple reefs around the Florida Keys ...
New York Post1y
New species of Florida Keys snail named after iconic Jimmy Buffett song
Scientists honored the late Jimmy Buffett by naming a newly discovered species of marine snail living in the Florida Keys ... inside the coral barrier reef along the Keys, a collection of islands ...
Palm Beach Post1y
Happy Coral Reef Awareness Week! What you need to know about Florida’s Coral Reef
Stretching nearly 350 miles from Dry Tortugas National Park west of the Florida Keys to St. Lucie ... including over 4,000 species of fish, are dependent on coral reefs at some point in their ...
The Garden Island1y
Scientists say Florida Keys coral reefs are already bleaching
Some Florida Keys coral ... coral reefs are a natural buffer against storm surge from hurricanes and other storms. There is also an economic impact because tourism from fishing, scuba diving ...
Las Vegas Sun1y
Scientists: Florida Keys coral reefs are already bleaching as water temperatures hit record highs
Some Florida Keys coral ... coral reefs are a natural buffer against storm surge from hurricanes and other storms. There is also an economic impact because tourism from fishing, scuba diving ...