Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Coral Reef Conservation Program

A mounted Colpophylia natans coral

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Mounted Corals

Mounted corals in their temporary home at Northeastern University.

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Thanks to a Protect Our Reefs grant, FWC researchers in the Florida Keys will be working with Mote Marine Lab and other partners to evaluate staghorn coral restoration sites five years after outplanting.

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Bolder Corals on Rod

he second installation method consisted of mounting the corals on a rod and suspending them on a coral tree in the nursery. These Knobby Brain Coral (Pseudodiploria clivosa) fragments are suspended on a coral tree at our nursery.

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Star Coral Growth

Photos show the growth of a Great Star Coral (Montastraea cavernosa) fragment over six months. The corals pale over the summer months when they are stressed from high water temperature.

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Staghorn spawn

Released gametes float up in the water column. The gamete bundles of staghorn coral contain both eggs and sperm that break open to allow gametes from different parent colonies to mix and fertilize. Newly formed planktonic larvae will remain in the water column for several days or more and then settle on bare substrate and grow into new corals.

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Three Orbicella Faveolata colonies

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Orbicella Faveolata colony

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Diver swimming near a large stand of Elkhorn coral

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Coral Reef Conservation Program vessel and staff during field work-2

coral reef conservation program vessel and staff during field work

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About DEP

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the state’s lead agency for environmental management and stewardship – protecting our air, water and land. The vision of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection is to create strong community partnerships, safeguard Florida’s natural resources and enhance its ecosystems.

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3900 Commonwealth Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000 Public.Services@FloridaDEP.gov 850-245-2118

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