As El Niño Strengthens, CRF Establishes Second In-Water Coral Gene Bank to Safeguard Irreplaceable Genetic Diversity
August 20, 2026
Coral Restoration Foundation has moved the first 1,000 of approximately 3,500 corals planned for transfer to Elbow Nursery, beginning the full replication of its in-water genetic bank across two ocean-based sites as Florida’s […]
Coral Spawning 2026: A Tale of Two Spawns
August 19, 2026
Every summer, corals across Florida’s Coral Reef do something extraordinary. On just a handful of nights, synchronized by the phases of the moon and other environmental cues that scientists are still working to fully […]
Florida’s Reefs Face Another Summer of Heat. Here’s How We’re Preparing.
July 17, 2026
Ocean temperatures are rising once again around the world and across the Florida Keys. At Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF) our response is rooted in lessons learned through the Fourth Global Bleaching Event. In the years following the unprecedented […]
Tourism Funding Helps Rebuild Florida Keys Reefs After Historic Marine Heatwave
June 26, 2026
This article was originally published in Keys Weekly. Three years after an unprecedented marine heat wave devastated reefs across the Florida Keys, restoration practitioners are continuing the long process of […]
Before the Moon, There Was the Ocean
April 2, 2026
How Coral Restoration Helped Prepare Humans for Space As NASA prepares to return humans to the Moon through their Artemis II program, we reveal the fascinating ways in which Coral Restoration Foundation™ (CRF) has supported astronaut training in one of […]