Your
Reef

Coral reefs are essential to the health and diversity of our oceans. They provide a habitat for a quarter of all marine life, regulate carbon dioxide levels in the water, and prevent shoreline erosion.

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Florida’s Coral Reef is not only environmentally crucial but also economically vital.

$300 million annually to seafood markets
Saves hundreds of millions of dollars in storm damage
Was formed after the last Ice Age
Is 350 miles long
Is the third largest barrier reef ecosystem in the world

But our reef is under severe threat from invasive lionfish, disease, and climate change. Stony coral tissue loss disease has ravaged the reef for years, and recent summers have seen water temperatures more like a bathtub than a healthy ocean.

As a result, vast sections of the reef are now dead.

We are committed to sustainably rescuing and restoring

Florida’s
Coral Reef

With partners, the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida funds the world’s largest collection of rescued Florida corals, the future of our reef. Caring for these corals and breeding new babies are crucial for our ocean, its fisheries, and Floridians.
We also fund innovation in restoration efforts via our Freedom to Fail grant

allowing researchers to push boundaries without fear of failure and to shift from a focus on quantity to quality in coral restoration.

And we provide emergency funding for organizations responding to marine heatwaves, including removing corals from the water and caring for them on land.