Tag: stony coral tissue loss disease

Florida Sea Grant and partners issue Winter 2023 Overview of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease

by Lourdes Mederos
January 4, 2023

Since 2014, Florida's Coral Reef has been fighting an outbreak of a communicable, waterborne disease called stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). Just released, the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease & Response on Florida's Coral ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Florida Coral Reef, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection, Florida Fish And Wildlife Research Institute, Florida Sea Grant, Shelly Krueger, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Agents

New UF-Led Study Finds Bacterial Similarities Among Diseased Coral Species

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 7, 2019

By Mike Loizzo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In 2014, an unprecedented disease outbreak affecting the soft tissue of many species of stony coral was first detected in Florida. Since then, stony coral tissue loss disease has been identified in nearly ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Coral Disease, Julie Meyer, Mike Loizzo, SCTLD, Smithsonian Marine Station, Soil And Water Sciences, Stony Coral, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida

June 1 is World Reef Awareness Day, Citizen Scientists See the Habitats’ Importance First-Hand

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
May 31, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Worldwide, coral reefs comprise less than 1% of the ocean floor, and yet they provide habitat for around 25% of the world’s marine fish species. Corals are also sensitive living organisms threatened by diseases, temperature ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Artificial Reefs, Citizen Science, Coral Reefs, Diving, Florida Reef Tract, Florida Sea Grant, Miami-Dade County, Monroe County, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease, Taylor County, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, World Reef Awareness Day

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