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Finding more heat-resistant coral species could be the key to staving off their extinction as ocean temperatures are expected to continue rising.
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Against the odds of a warming ocean, the next generation of corals heads out to sea.
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The "coral defenders" are made of plastic called PHA. Similar to a potato starch, it naturally breaks down when exposed, especially to salt water.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis said the plan, which took more than a decade to hammer out, failed to pave the way for artificial reefs in state waters and stripped Florida of managing its own wildlife.
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Pillar corals were supposed to become "endangered" on Tuesday, but that was before a recent freeze pushed it back to March.
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Left to nature, coral’s mating prospects are somewhat restricted by their inability to walk, fly or swipe Tinder to find a mate.
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Rising ocean temperatures and diseases continue to stress Florida's coral reefs. Sarasota scientists managed to breed one of the most difficult species to keep in captivity.
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A draft update to the state's water quality rules omits a recommendation to set stricter limits on turbidity that can damage imperiled reefs.
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A Florida county's plan to turn a historic ship into the world's largest artificial reef hits a snagA Florida county is in talks to acquire a storied but aging ocean liner in a proposed deal that could create the largest artificial reef in the world. But the plan hit a snag Tuesday, after local officials in coastal Okaloosa County in the Florida panhandle postponed a vote on the plan to buy and purposefully sink the SS United States.
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"By freezing these larvae, they can be held for literally hundreds of years," said Keri O'Neil with the Florida Aquarium.
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Despite the dedicated efforts of scientists, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced this week that no wild elkhorn — a species valued for its tough wave-shredding antlers and listed as an endangered species — could be found south of the Upper Keys.
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North America’s only barrier reef is withering from heat and disease. Can efforts to preserve and propagate the corals at land-based facilities save them?