Sea surface temperatures around South Florida and the Keys have been in the 90s since June with no signs of letting up, proving to be bad news for rare and endangered corals that are now prone to bleaching and possibly dying.
hosts between 100 and 300 corals monthly. Last week, the lab took in more than 1,500 coral species harvested from offshore nurseries. Lab partner organizations are racing to relocate coral to the controlled marine laboratory as the mass bleaching event is expected to continue. Many are rare and endangered corals, according to USF.has 60 tanks and the capacity to host more coral in the coming weeks. It's one of the largest temperature-controlled seawater systems in the Florida Keys.
During previous large-scale bleaching events in the Florida Keys in 2014 and 2015, bleaching-level sea surface temperatures did not happen until mid-August.
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