coral reefs

A new study takes a comprehensive look at the plastic debris smothering reefs, where in the ocean it's more prevalent — and how to deal with the problem.

County and municipal marinas are closed, popular sandbars are empty for the first time in recorded history, and there are no cruise ships packed with...

An effort by Key West to ban the sale of sunscreen believed to harm coral reefs is on the verge of being overturned.The Florida Legislature sent…

It's been more than 20 years since the last comprehensive plan to manage the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Now the sanctuary is releasing a...

In a gravel parking lot on Virginia Key crowded with shade tanks used for raising fish, coral researchers have a new project underway: a Noah's Ark for...

Five years ago, a new coral disease was found right off downtown Miami. It has now spread through the Florida reef tract, from Martin County down past...

Officials in Key West took the initial steps toward banning the sale of sunscreens containing two ingredients that could be harmful to coral reefs.The…

Over the summer, Hawaii became the first place in the United States to ban sunscreens with chemicals that have been found to harm corals . Now Key West...

Time is running out to save the world’s coral reefs from irreversible damage, according to numerous studies . Scientists, engineers and...

For the last couple of years, scientists and divers in South Florida have been watching as a new disease has been spreading along Florida reefs. It's a...