A federal fishery management council once again has moved forward with a plan that would allow rock shrimpers to drag trawling nets along a protected Florida seafloor and rare deep-water coral reef ...

Florida’s governor came to the Florida Keys on Wednesday to announce a new initiative aimed at restoring the state’s battered coral reefs. Gov. Ron DeSantis also said the state would invest $5 million ...

Volunteer Daniel Hyduke of Miami Beach, Fla., clips a fragment of coral to be transplanted from the coral nursery to the reef off Key Biscayne, Fla., on Friday. Scientists from the University of Miami ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Beneath the surface of the Atlantic, about 15 miles off the coast of Fort Pierce, lies one of the most unique coral reefs in the world — and one of the most fragile. Known as the ...

Three-quarters of the world's oceans are still unmapped with much detail. But as our technology improves, researchers can see more and more of what's hidden beneath the inky depths. Such as, say, the ...

Climate change is severely impacting coral reefs globally, including Florida's reef, which is vital to the state's economy and provides significant flood protection. Florida's coral reef has ...