Keys Corals

Ken Nedimyer, center, of the Florida Keys-based Reef Renewal hands a string of coral colonies to NOAA Mission: Iconic Reef researcher Katey Lesneski Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, after they were relocated from a shallow water coral nursery to a deeper and cooler portion of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Key Largo, Fla. The temporary relocation of most of the young corals in the nursery is a proactive measure, designed to safeguard them against bleaching in case water temperatures around the island in case water temperatures around the island chain continue to be higher than normal. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Bob Care/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Ken Nedimyer of the Florida Keys-based Reef Renewal swims to the surface with two strings of coral colonies Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, to be moved from a shallow water coral nursery to a deeper and cooler portion of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Key Largo, Fla. The temporary relocation of most of the young corals in the nursery is a proactive measure, designed to safeguard them against bleaching in case water temperatures around the island in case water temperatures around the island chain continue to be higher than normal. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Mike Zimmer/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Ken Nedimyer of the Florida Keys-based Reef Renewal puts a string of small coral colonies in a tank to be moved from a shallow water coral nursery Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, to a deeper and cooler portion of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Key Largo, Fla. The temporary relocation of most of the young corals in the nursery is a proactive measure, designed to safeguard them against bleaching in case water temperatures around the island chain continue to be higher than normal. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Bob Care/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)