Florida Keys (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Florida Keys

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Nearshore reefs in the heavily-impacted Florida Keys show unhealthier corals and less marine life. This mountainous star coral (Orbicella faveolata) from offshore Summerland Key shows patches of dead coral, now overgrown with algae.

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(Photo by Amy Apprill, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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