Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeds on seagrasses and algae causing their body fat to turn green which is the source of their common name. October 2019, Bonaire. Photo by Ken Marks Seasons Greetings from the AGRRA Team Thank you to all our partners and...
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Florida Dept of Environmental Protection issues Summer 2019 Florida Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) Response Bulletin
This bulletin is the first quarterly bulletin provided by the Florida Dept of Environmental Protection - Coral Reef Conservation Program and Coral Reef Conservation Program. These bulletins will be Florida's primary tool for communication to the wider community and...
Conservation strategy for healthy reefs in Cozumel, Quintano Roo, Sept 23, 2019
Conservation strategy for healthy reefs in Cozumel, Quintana Roo, September 23, 2019 Conservation strategy for healthy reefs in Cozumel The National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP) in coordination with the three government orders, and in close...
USVI Coral Reef Restoration Hero and AGRRA Alum Kemit-Amon Lewis Needs Our Help
Friends Want to Help Stricken Environmental Activist article All of us on the AGRRA team are deeply moved by Kemit's condition. We hold special memories of working with him on coral reef restoration projects as well as his vibrant, smart and warm company. Please take...
Emergency Post-Hurricane Dorian Relief for Abacos and Grand Bahama
Hurricane Dorian, seen here by GOES East on Sept. 2, 2019. For our friends and partners in the Abacos and Grand Bahama, Our hearts go out to you, and we hope that by now you’ve had some contact with the outside world and provisions. We have been asked...
USCG releases a bulletin outlining BMPs for ballast water exchange regarding the SCTLD outbreak
Marine Safety Information OES-MSIB Number: 07-19 Bulletin Ballast Water Best Management Practices to Reduce the Likelihood of Transporting Pathogens That May Spread Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) is a lethal disease that...
Experts Share Knowledge to Tackle Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease – Key West, August 1-2, 2019
Judy Lang, AGRRA scientist, joined experts from around the Caribbean region at a workshop in Key West, Florida, August 1-2, 2019 to share information on Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease. During the workshop, AGRRA's Coral Disease Outbreak portal was presented to show...
A mysterious coral disease is ravaging Caribbean reefs
Story published in ScienceNews by Cassie Martin, July 9, 2019 Off St. Thomas, the disease is moving faster and killing more corals than any disease before. CORAL KILLER Lesions (white) eat into the tissue of maze corals on Flat Cay reef, near St. Thomas in the U.S....