In honor of Earth Month 2022, the Coral Reef Conservation Program invites you to participate in educational webinars about the wonders of our underwater national treasure: Florida’s Coral Reef. See the flyer for the 2022 Florida’s Coral Reef Webinar Series. 2022 Florida’s Coral Reef Webinar Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday April 5, 2022 Marine Invertebrate Identification (Part 1) Register April … Read more
Visitors to the Florida Keys Reefs can snorkel or dive on the continental United States’ only contiguous living coral barrier reef — which makes the destination a paradise for underwater enthusiasts. Also the third-largest barrier reef in the world, the Keys tract is home to stunning coral formations and brilliantly hued tropical fish. Much like a … Read more
“It’s kind of a funny thing to say that we would conserve for fish pee,” says study author Jake Allgeier, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington. “But it is hopefully setting a precedent to think about these reefs differently.” Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Roman emperor Vespasian taxed the sale of human urine, then a … Read more