Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Late October 2019 researchers from FWC, The Florida Aquarium and University of Miami, conducted the last coral rescue cruise of the year. Corals were collected from pinnacle reef sites near the Dry Tortugas and 158 corals were delivered to the intermediate care facility at the University of Miami on October 31st.
During 2019, a total of 1,573 corals were collected during three trips near Key West and five rescue cruises around the Marquesas and the Dry Tortugas. FWC’s Coral Rescue Team is extremely grateful to all 29 cruise participants who assisted in the rescue of Florida’s corals – that will be used for future coral restoration projects in response to the devastating stony coral tissue loss disease.
Late October 2019 researchers from FWC, The Florida Aquarium and University of Miami, conducted the last coral rescue cruise of the year. Corals were collected from pinnacle reef sites near the Dry Tortugas and 158 corals were delivered to the intermediate care facility at the University of Miami on October 31st.
During 2019, a total of 1,573 corals were collected during three trips near Key West and five rescue cruises around the Marquesas and the Dry Tortugas. FWC’s Coral Rescue Team is extremely grateful to all 29 cruise participants who assisted in the rescue of Florida’s corals – that will be used for future coral restoration projects in response to the devastating stony coral tissue loss disease.
