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420 weekend special fishing the florida keys catch and cook

A laid back 420 weekend in the florida keys turns into a full fishing mission the moment the rods hit the water. Calm vibes meet screaming drags as reef fish, snapper, and surprise catches start ...
WFLA News Channel 8

Underwater sculpture park brings coral reef art to Florida beach

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — South Florida is seeing a wave of new cars, but they won’t add to traffic or lengthen anyone’s commute. That’s because the cars are made of marine-grade concrete and were ...
Newsday

What to know to plan a winter Florida Keys fishing trip

What Long Island angler hasn’t thought about fishing in the Florida Keys at least once — especially during the winter, when the weather at home can be dreary. With an incredible variety of game fish ...
Seattle Times

Heat has essentially wiped out 2 key coral species on Florida reefs

After a searing ocean heat wave in 2023, two of the most historically important coral species in Florida are functionally extinct from the state’s reef, scientists have found. Elkhorn and staghorn ...
Miami New Times

Commentary: Bearing Witness to the Devastation of Florida Keys Coral Reefs

In early June 2023, the coral reefs in the lower Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas were stunning. We were in diving gear, checking up on hundreds of corals we had transplanted as part of our ...
USA Today

Ancient Florida species killed off by 2023 heat wave, study finds

After 10,000 years, they're now gone. Nearly all of Florida’s critically endangered Acropora coral colonies are now dead, after a record-breaking ocean heat wave in 2023. This marks the species’ ...
CBS News

Marine heat wave caused key part of Florida's coral reef to become "functionally extinct," report says

A record-setting marine heat wave stripped huge portions of Florida's coral reef of their colors in 2023, triggering the ninth and worst mass bleaching event in the Caribbean. Temperatures soared for ...
The Conversation

2 iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, study finds – we witnessed the reef’s bleaching and devastation

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Carly D. Kenkel has received funding from NSF, NOAA, The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, the Mary Gard ...
Times Union

2 iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, study finds – we witnessed the reef’s bleaching and devastation

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Carly D. Kenkel, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Jenna Dilworth, ...
WPTV-TV

Elkhorn and staghorn corals used to carpet Florida's reef. They've just been declared 'functionally extinct'

In the summer of 2023, Florida's water temperatures peaked at more than 90 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest recorded in the region for at least 150 years Elkhorn and staghorn corals used to carpet ...
WLRN

University of Miami to host forum on crisis facing Florida's coral reef

The University of Miami Rosenstiel School will host a public forum on the collapsing health of Florida’s coral reef, focusing on new scientific approaches to rebuilding the ecosystem’s resilience ...