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Another threat to the Florida Reef is the ongoing rise in sea level. The sea level has risen almost six inches (15 cm) at Key West since 1913, and one foot (30 cm) since 1850. This rise in sea level increases the volume of water in Florida Bay significantly, and increases the exchange of water between the Bay and the water over the reefs.
The reef is named after HMS Looe, which ran aground on the reef and sank in 1744. In August 1994, RV Columbus Iselin , a research vessel owned by the University of Miami , ran aground on Looe Key and damaged approximately 164 m 2 (1,770 sq ft) of living coral and a larger area of reef framework.
The Aquarius Reef Base is an underwater habitat located 5.4 mi (8.7 km) off Key Largo in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Florida, United States. It is the world's only undersea research laboratory and it is operated by Florida International University .
Florida's Coral Reef stretches from below the Keys to north of West Palm Beach, it's home to countless marine life, and it's in danger.
Comparing coral life on the ocean floor in the Florida Keys from 1992 to 2023. 1992 shows what scientists considered about 20-30% stony coral cover, and 2023 shows a mostly dead reef with a few ...
It's hard to imagine a coral reef this size going largely undetected until now, but it's a sign of just how much of the ocean remains unmapped. World's largest deep-sea coral reef mapped 100 miles ...
Western Sambo is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the south of Boca Chica Key , within Western Sambos Ecological Reserve . The reef itself lies along the southern edge of the reserve boundary.
These reefs consist of a series of both high and low relief limestone ledges and pinnacles that exceed 15 metres (49 feet) in some areas. The roughly 348 NM² of this hardbottom region lies 150 kilometres (93 miles) south of the panhandle coast and 160 kilometres (99 miles) northwest of Tampa Bay between 28° 10' and 28° 45' N and 084°00' and 084°25' W