An application for designation of Outstanding Florida Waters will be submitted by the Ft Lauderdale, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea and Pompano Beach nearshore coral reef communities to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. This designation is being sought in order to increase the level of water quality protection being provided to these waters.

December 26, 2009:   The Town of Palm Beach could face millions of dollars in mitigation costs because of damage to Breaker’s Reef caused by past beach renourishment projects. …read more

The Center for Biological Diversity has recently filed a petition to have 83 coral species found in U.S. waters placed on the endangered species list. The 191-page long petition was sent to the U.S. Department of Commerce, as well as the director of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, abbreviated NOAA, and contains everything from the biology to abundance of the corals species …read more

Marine debris — trash and garbage in our waters from land and ocean sources — is a major problem world-wide.  It is especially noticeable in the Florida Keys because of our many miles of shoreline that collect debris that the tides and currents carry our way.  Added to that is the intensive use of the Florida Keys for tourism and commercial fishing activities which together result in tons of debris trapped in mangroves, on sandy beaches and below the surface of the water on seagrasses and coral reefs.  This debris threatens seabirds and marinelife. …read more

Reef Relief Founders Step Down after 23Years, 6/10/09 Florida Keys Keynoter