CORALS - Presented by Mote Marine Laboratory

Coral reefs are the most diverse ecosystems in the ocean and provide significant environmental, biologic, recreational and economic value. Florida’s Coral Reef has lost all but 2% of its living coral cover in recent decades and is struggling to survive amid growing environmental pressures. Mote’s Coral Reef Restoration Program develops and applies science-based strategies with the goal of restoring depleted coral reefs in our lifetime. In August 2020 the first time in Florida or Caribbean waters, restored massive corals were observed spawning—part of sexual reproduction that could result in the next generation of coral offspring—thanks to Mote Marine Laboratories innovative efforts to restore Florida's Coral Reef.