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Scientists at the Florida Aquarium have made a breakthrough in the race to save Caribbean coral: For the first time, marine biologists have successfully reproduced elkhorn coral, a critical ...

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Iconic elkhorn and staghorn corals took the heaviest losses, and researchers say they are at risk of becoming “functionally extinct” in the Florida Reef. Staghorn coral populations in the ...

Scientists first acclimated the babies to saltwater tanks before handing over 300 corals each to organizations on the frontlines of Florida’s coral restoration, including Mote Marine Laboratory, Reef ...

Those efforts are already underway. In May, scientists from the University of Miami collected 13 elkhorn coral specimens from the waters of Tela Bay in the world’s first attempt to breed corals ...

MIAMI — Off the northern coast of Honduras, thick stands of endangered elkhorn coral have mysteriously defied warming oceans fueled by climate change to blanket the reef with healthy ...

Heat-tolerant symbionts a critical key to protecting Florida's elkhorn coral from bleaching during marine heatwaves Date: May 16, 2025 Source: University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine ...

They found that 160 elkhorn coral genotypes were alive before the heatwave. After, only 37 remained, which is a loss of 77% of the genetic diversity in the coral, according to the report.

They transplanted Elkhorn coral that had been plucked from the ocean before that coral bleaching event and placed it in their lab in Apollo Beach. That lab made history by becoming the first land ...

Cailyn Joseph, a PhD student in Andrew Baker's lab, organizes brain and elkhorn coral in Honduras before the trip to Miami. MIAMI — Off the northern coast of Honduras, thick stands of endangered ...