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AOML Records Coral Bleaching off of South Florida Coast

Images of bleached corals off of Key Biscayne, Florida and in Biscayne National Park. Photo credit: NOAA

  • Bleached colony of Orbicella franksi. This species was recently added to the Endangered Species Act
  • Bleaching on Emerald Reef, Key Biscayne, FL. Image credit: NOAA
  • Extensive bleaching of the soft coral Palythoa caribaeorum on Emerald Reef, Key Biscayne, FL. Image credit: NOAA
  • Bleached fire coral (Millepora alcicornis) in Biscayne National Park. Image credit: NOAA
  • Bleached colony of Oribicella annularis in Biscayne National Park. This species was recently added to the Endangered Species Act
  • Bleached colony of Meandrina meandrites at Emerald Reef, Key Biscayne, FL. Image credit: NOAA
  • Extensive bleaching of the soft coral Palythoa caribaeorum on Emerald Reef, Key Biscayne, FL. Image credit: NOAA
  • Bleached colony of Porites divaricata at Dome Reef in Biscayne National Park. Image credit: NOAA
  • Photo from Cheeca Rocks in summer 2013. Image credit: NOAA
  • Photo from Cheeca Rocks in summer 2014. Image credit: NOAA

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  1. Bleached colony of Orbicella franksi. This species was recently added to the Endangered Species Act’s threatened list. Mottled areas are where pigmentation remains. Photo taken at Long Reef, Biscayne National Park on August 30, 2014. Image credit: NOAA
  2. Bleaching on Emerald Reef, Key Biscayne, FL. Image credit: NOAA
  3. Extensive bleaching of the soft coral Palythoa caribaeorum on Emerald Reef, Key Biscayne, FL. Image credit: NOAA
  4. Bleached fire coral (Millepora alcicornis) in Biscayne National Park. Image credit: NOAA
  5. Bleached colony of Oribicella annularis in Biscayne National Park. This species was recently added to the Endangered Species Act’s threatened list. Image credit: NOAA
  6. Bleached colony of Meandrina meandrites at Emerald Reef, Key Biscayne, FL. Image credit: NOAA
  7. Extensive bleaching of the soft coral Palythoa caribaeorum on Emerald Reef, Key Biscayne, FL. Image credit: NOAA
  8. Bleached colony of Porites divaricata at Dome Reef in Biscayne National Park. Image credit: NOAA
  9. Photo from Cheeca Rocks in summer 2013. Image credit: NOAA
  10. Photo from Cheeca Rocks in summer 2014. Image credit: NOAA
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