Coral Restoration Foundation

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 […]

Building on our first research expedition to Dry Tortugas National Park in October 2025, Coral Restoration Foundation and Shedd Aquarium returned in May 2026 to continue a collaborative effort to […]

The 11th Annual Coralpalooza brought together divers, snorkelers, and ocean advocates from near and far to take action for coral reefs in the Florida Keys. Coralpalooza (which is also celebrated […]

How the Global Coral Restoration Community Came Together for Coralpalooza Coral reefs know no borders, and neither does the community working to protect them. This year, Coralpalooza united more than […]

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 […]

Why Diver Behavior Matters Around Coral Reefs Coral reefs are some of the most diverse and valuable ecosystems on the planet, supporting marine life, protecting coastlines, and sustaining communities around […]

Connecting Future Ocean Advocates with Coral Restoration in the Florida Keys At Coral Restoration Foundation™, we believe lasting impact begins with engaging the community and inspiring students to care about […]

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 […]

Coral Restoration Foundation’s Restoration and Global teams traveled to St. Croix with a clear purpose.   For the first time, staff from both departments came together on the island for a […]

Coral Restoration Foundation™ successfully outplants Blade Fire Coral at Carysfort Reef North, marking an exciting milestone in advancing reef biodiversity and resilience. A New Chapter in Coral Restoration Last month, […]

The 2025 Global Tipping Points Report must mark a turning point for our planet — a wake-up call that finally turns awareness into action.  The contents of this pivotal report are not […]

A new research paper published in Science reports the functional extinction of Acropora corals from Florida’s Coral Reef. Scientists documented catastrophic mortality of these critically endangered corals following a record-setting marine heatwave […]

The corals surrounding Dry Tortugas National Park, like much of Florida’s Coral Reef, were devastated during the 2023 Fourth Mass Global Bleaching Event.   In response, Coral Restoration Foundation™ (CRF) and […]

The Florida Keys came alive with excitement and a shared love for the ocean as Coral Restoration Foundation™ (CRF™) and the Guy Harvey Foundation (GHF) hosted their first joint educator […]

Selamat siang from Gili Air, Indonesia! 34 hours of travel, two flights, a ferry, and more than five years in the making — the journey to meet the women of […]

American Samoa is home to extraordinary marine biodiversity, with more than 900 fish species and 230 coral species, including ancient giants like “Big Mama,” a coral estimated to be 500 […]

Our Florida Keys case study shows ecosystem restoration can provide resilient jobs in addition to long-term environmental benefits.   A new peer-reviewed study conducted by Coral Restoration Foundation™ (CRF™) and published […]

Once a year, at the end of summer, lunar and environmental cues trigger staghorn and elkhorn corals on Florida’s Reef to reproduce through broadcast spawning, releasing buoyant bundles of eggs […]