A forest of Staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis, with boulders and green finger sponge. Watercolor.

47/100 A forest of Staghorn coral. Acropora cervicornis ACER ‘ventura’, with healthy white growing tips #dothe100dayproject #100dayproject #100creaturesonthereef #coralreef #fishart #marineart #staghorncoral #coral

Heat Has Essentially Wiped Out 2 Key Coral Species on Florida Reefs

“Scientists have been warning of this for quite literally decades.” #coralreefs #climateemergency #elkhorncoral #staghorncoral #coralbleaching

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2 iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, study finds – we witnessed the reef’s bleaching and devastation The crucial reef-building corals were decimated by a marine heat wave in the Florida Keys. Can advances in restoration help them recover?

"2 iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida"

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There’s still a few place left where the #staghorn #acropora #corals grow in fields as far as the eye can see. If I was old enough, I’d say it reminds me of the good ‘ol days

#staghorncoral #coralreef #greenchromis #bonaire #divebonaire #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater #sadtruth

Florida Coral Nursery Spawns for the First Time Since 2023, Contributing to Reef Resilience Beneath the waves of Key Largo, staghorn coral have spawned in mass since a 2023 bleaching event that left marine biologists worried over the reefs’ future. The once-a-year phenomenon can happen only on a select few days, and lasts only a few minutes. It’s difficult to predict, and relies on a delicate, aphrodisiacal mixture of […] The post Florida Coral Nursery Spawns for the First Time Since 2023, Contributing to Reef Resilience appeared first on Good News Network.

Florida Coral Nursery Spawns for the First Time Since 2023, Contributing to Reef Resilience: Beneath the waves of Key Largo, staghorn coral have spawned in mass since a 2023 bleaching event that left… @goodnewsnetwork.org #CoralReef #MarineConservation #FloridaCoral #StaghornCoral #ReefResilience

All hail the Queen 🙌👑🐠 #queenangelfish #angelfish #holocanthusciliaris #allhailthequeen #staghorncoral #acerventura #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Lemon shark szn is in full swing here in Coral City 🍋🦈🍋🦈 #lemonshark #sharksofcoralcity #everydayissharkweekincoralcity #crevallejack #tomtate #grunt #snapper #parrotfishjungle #staghorncoral #acerventura #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

It’s a mohawk joust between two juvenile yellowtail parrotfish!! #yellowtailparrotfish #parrotfishjungle #parrotfishcapitaloftheworld #parrotfish #kerfuffle #joust #charge #mohawk #braincoral #staghorncoral #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Striped parrotfish and a doctorfish photobomb the Cam synchronously #stripedparrotfish #doctorfish #parrotfishjungle #parrotfishcapitaloftheworld #photobomb #braincoral #staghorncoral #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity

Barracudas are rockets just waiting to take off 🐟🚀 #barracuda #ooobarracuda #rocket #takeoff #sleek #silver #shiny #braincoral #staghorncoral #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity #glennnevis #coralcityfoundation

Southern Stingrays: The Low Riders of Coral City #tvshowsthatshouldexist #southernstingray #stingraysofcoralcity #lowrider #flap #flapflap #stingray #shorttail #truncated #staghorncoral #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity

We had a rare black hamlet hang out in the field of staghorn corals today 😍🖤🐟🪸 #blackhamlet #hamlet #rarefish #staghorncoral #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity #glennnevis #coralcityfoundation #ccf #kbcf

Goliath grouper brings good luck! #goliathgrouper #grouper #barredhamlet #hamlet #goodluck #parrotfishjungle #stripedparrotfish #stoplightparrotfish #frenchgrunt #braincoral #staghorncoral #suncoral #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity

Yellowfin mojarras are the all-seeing, all-hearing sentinels of the Coral City Neighborhood Watch 🔮👀🐟🌆 #yellowfinmojarra #mojarra #spatialawareness #onpoint #otoliths #sentinel #neighborhoodwatch #staghorncoral #braincoral #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Lookdowns - Silver Ghosts of the Sea: the debut album of an imaginary 90s grunge band #lookdown #selene #silverghost #skinnyfish #shinyfish #elkhorncoral #staghorncoral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity #glennnevis #coralcityfoundation

CORAL REEF RESEARCH NEWS: Coral diseases and water quality play a key role for coral restoration and survival efforts

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#coralreefs #staghorncoral #euthrophication #coraldisease #waterquality #nutrients #sctld #wbd #coralreefecology #coralscience #marinebiology

Staghorn coral sheltering a school of juvenile grunts.

Join us this Sunday for a shore dive on Staghorn Fields, one of Fort Lauderdale's hidden ecological treasures. outscuba.com/event/stagho...

#lgbtqiascubaclub #lgbtqscubaclub #gayscubaclub #fortlauderdalesgaycuba #endangeredcoral #staghorncoral

When the snack snaps back! Crab says ‘not today’ in the crabbiest way to a hungry octopus 🐙💨🦀 #octopus #cephalopodsofcoralcity #ocellatedswimmingcrab #snack #snapback #imgone #staghorncoral #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity

A tango in two kinds of blue! Atlantic blue tangs switch into a 50/50 light/dark denim getup when they’re trying to show off their dominance 💪🐟👖🐟💪 #bluetang #atlanticbluetang #5050 #showoff #getup #roundandround #tango #tangoinblue #braincoral #staghorncoral #coralcitycamera #miami #coralcity

Southern stingray and Cubera snapper (w remora) hunting pals #southernstingray #cuberasnapper #remora #huntingbuddies #sidebyside #braincoral #elkhorncoral #staghorncoral #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity

Striped parrotfish mouth joust!! This showdown lasted a minute and a half! #stripedparrotfish #parrotfishjungle #mouthfight #mouthjoust #showdown #bluestripedgrunt #frenchgrunt #tomtate #grunt #braincoral #staghorncoral #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Good morning squid!! 🔮👀🦑 #reefsquid #caribbeanreefsquid #squid #cephalopodsofcoralcity #cephalopod #chromatophores #braincoral #elkhorncoral #staghorncoral #acropora #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #bridgeinitiative #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity