A Disease is Ravaging Florida’s Coral Reefs

September 9, 2019 / by Emily Brauner / Climate, climate change, Conservation, coral reef, corals, Florida, Florida Keys, Fresh Water, harmful algal blooms, Lands, ocean acidification, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, Science & Conservation, Species, stony coral tissue loss disease

Published by Ocean Conservancy We are more likely to get sick when we are stressed. The same logic applies to other animals. Stress leads to weakened system defenses, and this is true for Florida’s coral reefs. © NOAA Florida’s coral reefs are currently experiencing a multi-year outbreak of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), a coral disease […]

Tackling Ocean Acidification in Florida

July 6, 2016 / by Guest Blogger / Conservation, coral, coral reef, Florida, Fresh Water, North America, OA in Miami, ocean acidification, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, Policy, Rep Holly Raschein, Science & Conservation, shellfish, University of Miami

Published by Ocean Conservancy As the state representative for the Florida Keys and South Miami-Dade County, there are few things more important to our well-being than the health of our unique marine environment. We are home to the Everglades, the 3rd largest barrier reef in the world and the only living barrier reef in the continental […]

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