A key cog in the restoration of the Florida Reef Tract – Mote’s Florida Coral Reef Restoration Crab Hatchery – formally opened Monday, even as a portion of the facility is being used to house corals ...

Florida's Coral Reef has been in decline for 75 years. The state's waters house the third-largest barrier reef system in the world, but has lost more than 90% of its live coral over the years because ...

Coral Reef Restoration Research Program Manager Dr. Jason Spadaro shows Mote President & CEO Dr. Michael P. Crosby and National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Vice President of External Affairs Shannon ...

On Tuesday, March 31, Mote Marine Laboratory released their first hatchery-raised Caribbean king crabs onto Florida's Coral Reef. The Caribbean king crab is a grazer and can consume more algae than ...

The remaining 10% of Florida's coral is struggling amid exploding seaweed populations. The Caribbean king crab could help. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

Gall crabs are tiny and yet these crustaceans have evolved fluorescence to help them be concealed within hideouts they have created in the coral itself [1]. “These crabs are everywhere,” says Susanne ...

Moat Marine Laboratory releases hatchery-raised Caribbean king crabs onto Florida's coral reef to control algae and aid in reef restoration. Scientists plan to release 35,000 crabs in the coming years ...