Pollution and rising sea surface temperatures are decimating the world's coral reef populations. According to a 2020 Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network report, the world's oceans lost roughly 14% of ...

His charges are a type of soft coral called gorgonians. "They're a fundamentally important part of the Caribbean and Floridian coral reef habitat," he says. Foord tends to more than 2,000 tiny soft ...

Martin County sank the former smuggling vessel to become an artificial reef on Nov. 18. Artificial reefs provide 39,000 jobs for Floridians and generates $3.1 billion of economic activity annually.

Updated October 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM EDT MIAMI — In a warehouse, Colin Foord is a doting father overseeing a coral nursery. His charges are a type of soft coral called gorgonians. "They're a ...