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 […]

A Heartbreaking Dive in the Florida Keys

August 15, 2019 / by Erin Spencer / Conservation, coral, Florida Keys, Fresh Water, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, SCTLD, Species, Uncategorized

Published by Ocean Conservancy For most of my life, the Florida Keys has been one of those “safe” places for me. Like those old, holey, worn out jeans you always reach for because they’re so comfortable, so the Keys are for me. This paradise is just far enough away from home to be a true road […]

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