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A severe heat wave killed many coral species last summer in the Florida Keys. Now, researchers are freezing the larvae of corals in hopes of preventing their extinction.
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Water temperatures in the Florida Keys are already approaching the coral danger zone 鈥 earlier and hotter than last year. An indicator that the already struggling South Florida reef tract could face another round of severe heat stress in the months ahead.
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A $62 million project to dredge Puerto Rico鈥檚 biggest and most important seaport has started amid fierce opposition from environmentalists and a pending lawsuit.
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The research vessel and live-in laboratory called the Coral Reef II, is docked in Miami to study a plethora of animals including queen conch, endangered rock iguanas, sharks and climate change鈥檚 impact on the coral reef.
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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium celebrated the official opening of its Florida Coral Reef Restoration Crab Hatchery Research Center Monday as the first fully operational Caribbean king crab hatchery that will aid in efforts to save Florida鈥檚 coral reefs.
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University of Miami scientists and volunteers are planting coral fragments off of Key Biscayne to research the genetic differences that might make them more heat tolerant, as coral reefs are threatened by high ocean temperatures.
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A new study found urban coral growing near busy Port Miami are more resilient to stressors like higher temperature and salinity and could provide clues for helping offshore coral.
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The answer to Florida's ailing coral reefs may lie in a probiotic, not unlike the bacteria found in yogurt.
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An environmental organization is suing the U.S. government and accusing it of failing to protect 12 endangered coral species across the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean that have been decimated by warming waters, pollution and overfishing.
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To protect coastal bases, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has enlisted corals, oysters and three international teams of scientists to develop 鈥渉ybrid reefs,鈥 to break up damaging waves.
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Federal officials are now considering thousands of comments as they finalize the first update in a quarter century to rules that govern the marine 3,800-square mile marine sanctuary.
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Hundreds of people spent time below the waves Saturday for a music festival off the Florida Keys.