coral restoration /tags/coral-restoration coral restoration en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:49:40 GMT Caribbean king crabs grown in a hatchery may help to restore Florida's Coral Reef /environment/2026-04-03/caribbean-king-crabs-grown-in-a-hatchery-may-help-to-restore-floridas-coral-reef The crustaceans eat algae which would otherwise block the needed sunlight, giving the corals space to grow and settle. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:49:40 GMT /environment/2026-04-03/caribbean-king-crabs-grown-in-a-hatchery-may-help-to-restore-floridas-coral-reef Jessica Meszaros Florida promised to restore a quarter of the state's reef by 2050. So where's the funding? /environment/2026-03-16/florida-coral-reefs-funding The plan was part of an executive order issued in 2023 that set an ambitious timeline to build a coral pipeline to restore the ailing reef. Now labs are scrambling to shuffle funding or risk losing staff. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-03-16/florida-coral-reefs-funding Jenny Staletovich Warming oceans can kill coral. Now scientists know how to find the ones that can take the heat /news/2021-10-21/warming-oceans-coral-scientists-heat-florida-reef-university-of-miami-shedd-aquarium In a paper published Wednesday, scientists from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School and Chicago's Shedd Aquarium explained how, for the first time, they located hardier heat-tolerant coral on Florida's reef. Thu, 21 Oct 2021 18:24:47 GMT /news/2021-10-21/warming-oceans-coral-scientists-heat-florida-reef-university-of-miami-shedd-aquarium Jenny Staletovich New Study Finds Corals Can Double The Power Of Reefs To Defend The Coast /news/2021-09-29/new-study-finds-corals-can-double-the-power-of-reefs-to-defend-the-coast A University of Miami Rosenstiel study for the first time measured the ability of staghorn coral to reduce wave power. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:37:41 GMT /news/2021-09-29/new-study-finds-corals-can-double-the-power-of-reefs-to-defend-the-coast Jenny Staletovich After Stony Coral Disease Hammered Florida's Reef, Can Corals Survive In The Disease's Wake? /news/2021-06-23/after-stony-coral-disease-hammered-floridas-reef-can-corals-survive-in-the-diseases-wake Over two days in May, scientists replanted many of the species of coral susceptible to stony coral disease to see if they can survive now that epidemic levels of the disease have subsided. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:39:09 GMT /news/2021-06-23/after-stony-coral-disease-hammered-floridas-reef-can-corals-survive-in-the-diseases-wake Jenny Staletovich Coral City Camera Helped Miami Through the Pandemic. Now Disney Wants to Park Ships In Its Place /2020-09-25/coral-city-camera-helped-miami-through-the-pandemic-now-disney-wants-to-park-ships-in-its-place PortMiami has applied for a permit that would allow MSC Cruises and Disney to build a new berth at the port's east end, where the live webcam has been streaming images of colorful reef fish, manatees and rays. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 13:37:54 GMT /2020-09-25/coral-city-camera-helped-miami-through-the-pandemic-now-disney-wants-to-park-ships-in-its-place Jenny Staletovich Young People Tackle Climate Change At Second South Florida Convening /local-news/2020-03-09/young-people-tackle-climate-change-at-second-south-florida-convening Hundreds of people attended the 2nd annual Miami Youth Climate Summit at Florida International University this weekend. The conference was organized by a… Mon, 09 Mar 2020 18:26:08 GMT /local-news/2020-03-09/young-people-tackle-climate-change-at-second-south-florida-convening Maria Esquinca