Coral reefs form the life and breath of the Caribbean fabric, threading along thousands of kilometers of the coastline, they serve a multitude of purposes to the Caribbean people. They are breeding grounds for a few fish and hence provide food...

Human activity, hurricanes and higher water temperatures have catapulted two coral species in Florida and the Caribbean on the federal threatened list. In areas off the Florida Keys and in the Caribbean since 1985, the elkhorn and staghorn...