“Australian researchers are a step closer to understanding the rapid decline of our coral reefs, thanks to a breakthrough study linking coral immunity with its susceptibility to bleaching and disease.” Read the ScienceDaily (Aug. 18, 2010) article
Similar conditions may develop in Gulf of Mexico and Central Pacific “Scientists from NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch Program say conditions are favorable for significant coral bleaching and infectious coral disease outbreaks in the Caribbean, especially in the Lesser Antilles. The forecast is based on the July NOAA Coral Reef Watch outlook, which expects continued high […]
Coral reefs are suffering widespread damage in what is set to be one of the worst years ever for the delicate and beautiful habitats. Read Richard Gray’s article in The Telegraph
Read the Associated Press article Read the Department of the Interior memo on the ban
Reef Relief has long worked to improve state and national standards for water quality in the Florida Keys, particularly on the reef and in Florida Bay. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the deadlines for the proposed establishment of numeric nutrient criteria for Florida’s estuarine and coastal waters (statewide), inland waters in South Florida (including […]
Read The Associated Press, July 13, 2010 article
E & E News, July 12, 2010 Enviro group sues for Salazar leasing docs By Noelle Straub The Center for Biological Diversity today sued the Interior Department for failing to provide information requested under the Freedom of Information Act related to the Interior secretary’s decisions on oil and gas leasing. On May 18, the group […]
“The new White House initiative will take a comprehensive approach to all the different uses of our public seas. Using our best observing tools and a national Ocean Council working with regional and local interests there will be a determination how we can best restore our ocean commons while maintaining its use for recreation, transportation, […]
Cleaner Water Mitigates Climate Change Effects on Florida Keys Coral Reefs, Study Shows ScienceDaily (July 6, 2010) — Improving the quality of local water increases the resistance of coral reefs to global climate change, according to a study published in June in Marine Ecology Progress Series. Florida Institute of Technology coral reef ecologist Robert van […]
July 6, 2010, Washington Post article