Coral Restoration

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.

Scientists working to save Florida’s ailing reef hope Caribbean coral thriving in hotter water could bring some relief.

With rising water temperatures threatening Florida’s coral reefs, scientists have worked to relocate the animals in order to save them. But one rescue operation run in part by Disney and Sea World in Orlando has been doing this for years - even before the latest bout of extreme heat.

The expanded complex doubles the original facility's capacity with state-of-the-art coral care equipment. The upgrades are worth $3 million.

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.

Around 200 sea urchins were spawned at the aquarium and released in a coral reef off the Florida Keys, where they will eat algae that can overrun the reef.

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.

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.

For more than five years, a disease has been wiping out corals that provide the foundation for Florida's reef tract. Now it's reached the most remote and healthy area of the reef.

Massive corals planted in Florida's Coral Reef are ready to become parents in the wild.Mote Marine Laboratory’s coral reproduction scientist Hanna Koch…

Come Monday, a national consortium of environmental groups will begin a major effort to transplant coral to South Florida's reefs.The project is helmed by…