Florida reefs offer multimillion-dollar flood protection—if they survive

It's no secret that Florida's iconic coral reefs are in trouble. Repeated body blows from hurricanes, pollution, disease, ...
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This Stunning State Park Has Emerald Ocean Waters, Sugar-white Beaches, and Rare Coastal Dune Lakes

A wild mix of emerald Gulf water, rare dune lakes, and silent pine forest defines Grayton Beach State Park.
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Experts call for eating invasive species to combat $120B crisis in the US

An ecological crisis is unfolding across the United States as invasive species inflict catastrophic damage on native ecosystems and agricultural lands. The financial toll has reached $120 billion ...

Reel Talk: Reef Renewal, USA working to restore Florida’s coral reefs

Coral reefs have been declining in the past couple of decades with warming waters and an increase in pollution. They are ...
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Florida opens rare ivory tree coral reef to shrimp trawling

The Oculina Bank runs from Flagler Beach to Fort Pierce, is thousands of years old, and is found nowhere else in the world.
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Federally appointed council votes to reopen rare, protected reef to shrimp trawling

Members of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council voted Friday to approve two amendments allowing shrimp trawling on parts of the Oculina Bank off the coast of Fort Pierce.
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Council agrees to open rare Florida coral reef to shrimp trawling

The Oculina Bank runs from Flagler Beach to Fort Pierce, is thousands of years old, and is found nowhere else in the world.