Invasive coral making its way towards South Florida waters
In the context of coral reefs, invasive species frequently refers to the lionfish, which is native to the Pacific and is currently invading the Caribbean Sea ...
Invasive Species Program | Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Since 1984, 41 species of non-native marine fish have been documented in Florida coastal waters (a hotspot for nonnative species), most believed to be released ...
Coral Reefs | Hallandale Beach, FL - Official Website
The Florida Reef Tract is experiencing a widespread multi-year outbreak of Stony Coral Tissue Loss. As of 2018, over half of the Florida Reef Tract has been ...
The Mission to Save Florida's Reefs - NRDC
Here's how a sweeping reef restoration plan in the Florida Keys hopes to transform an ecological disaster into a great American comeback story.
Could invasive seagrass pose threat to South Florida's native species?
A dense patch of invasive halophila stipulaceas seagrass was found in South Florida waters for the first time in early August at the Crandon ...
NOAA and partners combat devastating coral disease and plan for ...
For decades, North America's only barrier reef has been in decline – threatened by a rapidly expanding South Florida population, degraded water quality, climate ...
Tubastraea coccinea - Marine Invasions research at SERC
However, in U.S. waters, it is largely confined to artificial substrates such as oil platforms, shipwrecks, and artificial reefs, but its spread to coral reefs ...
Boating - Florida's Coral Reef
The act applies to coral reef and hardbottom habitat within state of Florida waters off the coasts of Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Martin ...
Florida's Coral Reef: Our Underwater National Treasure | FWC
Stony coral tissue loss disease has been ravaging Florida's Coral Reef for over 7 years, killing millions of coral colonies. Nearly half of ...
Coral Reefs | Martin County Florida
The one species that does grow tall, Oculina varicosa, unfortunately, is more susceptible to being impacted by fishing gear. One unique, although not positive, ...
As Mysterious Disease Kills Florida's Reefs, A Massive 'Noah's Ark ...
Stony coral disease has scorched the already struggling reefs of South Florida and caused some species like Florida's picturesque pillar ...
○ South Florida's economy relies heavily on sharing it's reefs ... on land make their way into the ocean, harming many organisms including corals.
Atlantic and Caribbean: Lionfish Invasion Threatens Reefs
Lionfish are now invading the Gulf of Mexico and the northern coast of South America. These fish pose a serious threat to reef fish populations across the ...
Sickness in the Sea: A Coral Plague Hits Florida | Smithsonian Ocean
Today, over 20 coral species are known to be susceptible to the infection. The disease has spread south to the Florida Keys from Miami and is now even cropping ...
Watch coral spawn for the first time in a lab! | Sci NC - Facebook
Corals are threatened by disease and climate change. But for the first time ever, researchers at UNCW have coaxed corals into reproducing in ...
Invasive Species 101 | National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
o Water hyacinth – Originating in South America, this aquatic plant made its way to the U.S. as an ornamental. It grows quickly and forms ...
Local Threats - Reef Resilience Network
On coral reefs, marine invasive species include some algae, invertebrates, and fishes. Invasive species are species that are not native to a region. However, ...
Coral Reefs Under Attack: The Rise of Invasive Species
New research finds rats are not just a pest terrestrially, but are also a cause of the decline in coral reefs in our oceans. Read on to find ...
South Florida sends 300 corals to Texas in effort to save reefs - Axios
Scientists sent hundreds of critically endangered corals from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast on Wednesday in a research and restoration project.
Red Lionfish - Texas Invasives
Red Lionfish are superior competitors of the Bahamian coral reef systems, and are slowly making their way to Florida and up into the Gulf Coast.