Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Since 2014, Florida's coral reef has been experiencing stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) which has now spread across the entirety of our reef and in multiple regions of the Caribbean. Once a coral begins to lose living tissue, observations show that the colony will likely die within weeks to months without active intervention. The Florida Aquarium is a key partner in critical interventions to reduce the impact of this devastating disease.
These corals were collected by our partners on the Florida Coral Rescue Team, led by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and NOAA Fisheries, and held as part of the AZA Florida Reef Tract Rescue Project. These corals are survivors of the SCTLD outbreak that were collected from the northern portion of Florida's coral reef, where SCTLD is no longer an epidemic.
Since 2014, Florida's coral reef has been experiencing stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) which has now spread across the entirety of our reef and in multiple regions of the Caribbean. Once a coral begins to lose living tissue, observations show that the colony will likely die within weeks to months without active intervention. The Florida Aquarium is a key partner in critical interventions to reduce the impact of this devastating disease.
These corals were collected by our partners on the Florida Coral Rescue Team, led by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and NOAA Fisheries, and held as part of the AZA Florida Reef Tract Rescue Project. These corals are survivors of the SCTLD outbreak that were collected from the northern portion of Florida's coral reef, where SCTLD is no longer an epidemic.
