Tag: Coral Bleaching

The global extinction of an entire habitat has been an unprecedented event, never occurring within recorded human history. However, it is rapidly becoming our reality as human driven activity severely threatens the health of coral reefs, causing them to become […]

NOAA and ICRI have officially announced the Fourth Global Mass Coral Bleaching Event, with record temperatures impacting coral reefs in every ocean basin on the planet. Last year, Florida was […]

As the world’s largest in-ocean coral nursery, our Tavernier location covers 1.5 acres of the ocean floor and has over 500 Coral Trees™. This impressive site is currently undergoing some […]

This summer, a historic heatwave caused widespread coral bleaching and mortality on Florida’s Coral Reef. In response, Coral Restoration Foundation™ (CRF™) moved thousands of their corals out of their ocean-based […]

This month we are bringing you up to speed on our response to this summer’s unprecedented marine heatwave, as we work to save as much coral as we can from […]

This month, Talking Science delves a little deeper into the science behind coral bleaching and shares some early insights into this year’s spawning event. BACKGROUND ON BLEACHING Corals are unique […]

As you might be aware, Coral Restoration Foundation™ (CRF™) is presently engaged in an effort to rescue Florida’s corals from a potentially fatal ocean heatwave. Here’s a recap of what’s […]

Just as humans thrive within a specific temperature range, so too do corals, delicate animals that are now succumbing to the heat at an alarming rate. “On July 20th, CRF™ […]