The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced on Friday the successful sinking of a 227-foot abandoned boat off the coast of St. Lucie, to become an artificial coral reef. FWC ...

Martin County will scuttle a vessel, once used to smuggle cocaine, off Stuart Nov. 18. The reef project will be called Boo McCulley Reef, after John “Boo” McCulley. The 227-foot-long freighter will be ...

Martin County sank the former smuggling vessel to become an artificial reef on Nov. 18. Artificial reefs provide 39,000 jobs for Floridians and generates $3.1 billion of economic activity annually.

Coral reefs, those vibrant underwater cities, stand on the precipice of collapse. While rising ocean temperatures and coral bleaching grab headlines, a new essay reveals a hidden layer of complexity ...

Coral reefs are often framed as postcard scenery or biodiversity hotspots, but they are also working food factories that the world is quietly running into the ground. As overfishing and climate stress ...