{"id":38515,"date":"2025-07-16T01:08:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T01:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/crossbreeding-corals-from-honduras-could-help-protect-floridas-coast-heres-how-it-was-done\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T01:08:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T01:08:05","slug":"crossbreeding-corals-from-honduras-could-help-protect-floridas-coast-heres-how-it-was-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/crossbreeding-corals-from-honduras-could-help-protect-floridas-coast-heres-how-it-was-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Crossbreeding corals from Honduras could help protect Florida&#8217;s coast. Here&#8217;s how it was done."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Miami<\/em> \u2014 Marine scientists in Miami are hoping to restore Florida&#8217;s coral reef by taking coral from Honduras and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/scientists-transplant-crossbred-corals-to-help-save-miamis-reefs-from-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">crossbreeding<\/a><\/span>\u00a0it.<\/p>\n<p>Warming ocean waters have had a devastating impact on the coral reefs of the Sunshine State. Efforts are underway to save the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/300-sea-corals-florida-texas-save-species\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">third-largest barrier reef<\/a><\/span> system in the world, including the use of\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/florida-keys-coral-reef-orlando-lab-grown\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">lab-grown corals<\/a><\/span> and the\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/coral-reefs-save-rising-ocean-temperatures-florida-keys\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">removal of healthy corals<\/a><\/span>, but scientists are now trying a method that they say has never been done before.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s the first time ever in the world that an international cross of corals from different countries have been permitted for outplanting on wild reefs,&#8221; Dr. Andrew Baker, a marine biologist at the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.miami.edu\/rosenstiel\/stories\/2025\/07\/international-collaboration-provides-hope-for-the-future-of-florida-and-caribbean-coral-reefs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">University of Miami<\/a>&#8216;s Rosenstiel  School of Marine Science, told CBS News on a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/scientists-transplant-crossbred-corals-to-help-save-miamis-reefs-from-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">boat ride near Miami<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/15\/5d48cd29-ebe2-43b5-83ee-b606bdcbb8d2\/thumbnail\/620x347\/325288c6066a52aa8ee9e7b79c3c9941\/screenshot-2025-07-15-at-5-26-48-pm.png#\" alt=\"screenshot-2025-07-15-at-5-26-48-pm.png \" height=\"347\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/15\/5d48cd29-ebe2-43b5-83ee-b606bdcbb8d2\/thumbnail\/620x347\/325288c6066a52aa8ee9e7b79c3c9941\/screenshot-2025-07-15-at-5-26-48-pm.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The Elkhorn coral.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are dozens of stony coral species along Florida&#8217;s 350 miles of reefs, from the Florida Keys up to the St. Lucie Inlet. Two of them are listed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/floridadep.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/OurFloridaReefs_Coral.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Florida Department of Environmental Protection<\/a>, one of which is the Elkhorn coral.<\/p>\n<p>The Elkhorn species helps form the skeleton of a healthy reef, but <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00338-025-02652-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to Baker,<\/a> more than 95% of the Elkhorn coral off Florida has been wiped out by a combination of factors, including rising temperatures fueled by climate change, increased coastal development and disease outbreaks<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the last 50 years or so, we&#8217;ve lost more of these Elkhorn corals, culminating in 2023 when we had this really warm summer,&#8221; Baker said. &#8220;And in order for that population to recover, it was determined that we need more diversity from outside the Florida population.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So, scientists and conservationists started looking off the Caribbean coast in Honduras, specifically Tela Bay, where Elkhorn coral live in &#8220;the kind of conditions where corals have to be really tough to survive,&#8221; Baker said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/15\/43143b87-4dd2-4019-89e0-c2a718bbc375\/thumbnail\/620x345\/7d57a10dea32a1f0da63a9d0a1702849\/screenshot-2025-07-15-at-5-26-15-pm.png#\" alt=\"screenshot-2025-07-15-at-5-26-15-pm.png \" height=\"345\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/15\/43143b87-4dd2-4019-89e0-c2a718bbc375\/thumbnail\/620x345\/7d57a10dea32a1f0da63a9d0a1702849\/screenshot-2025-07-15-at-5-26-15-pm.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Scientist collects a Honduran elkhorn fragment in Tela Bay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To crossbreed the Elkhorns, scientists with Tela Marine, a Honduras-based aquarium and marine research center, carefully plucked coral from the reef in Honduras. Permits were then needed to transport the coral fragments into the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Once they arrived in Florida, scientists with the University of Miami and the Florida Aquarium in Tampa worked to create the &#8220;Flonduran&#8221; Elkhorn, as it was nicknamed by Baker.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the crossbred species were planted for the first time in Florida, underneath protective umbrellas to deter predators.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And if these corals can live through the next marine heat wave, then that is critical for our coastal protection on the coast of Florida,&#8221; said Keri O&#8217;Neil, the director of coral conservation at the Florida Aquarium.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/15\/84423e5a-b0c7-49f1-9161-16449517453a\/thumbnail\/620x347\/38a7bb2ea7853e499e256cecd68830f3\/screenshot-2025-07-15-at-5-26-28-pm.png#\" alt=\"screenshot-2025-07-15-at-5-26-28-pm.png \" height=\"347\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/15\/84423e5a-b0c7-49f1-9161-16449517453a\/thumbnail\/620x347\/38a7bb2ea7853e499e256cecd68830f3\/screenshot-2025-07-15-at-5-26-28-pm.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The planting of a baby Flonduran Elkhorn off the coast of Miami.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With robust and healthy corals, South Florida&#8217;s coastal communities are better protected from flooding because the reefs help break up hurricane-fueled waves. The planting of the first Flondurans is just the start of what&#8217;s needed to rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to now scale this up and be out planting hundreds of thousands of baby corals all throughout the reef,&#8221; Baker said. &#8220;And there are ways to do that, but we&#8217;ve got to gear up and get going.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n<div class=\"component__heading-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"component__title\">ClimateWatch: Climate Change News &amp; Features<br \/>\n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/feature\/climate-change\/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3a\" class=\"component__view-more component__view-more--lg\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><br \/>\n                More<br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"icon__caret-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                  <use xlink:href=\"#icon-caret-down\"\/>\n                <\/svg><br \/>\n              <\/a><br \/>\n                      <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/manuel-bojorquez\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Manuel  Bojorquez<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Manuel Bojorquez is a CBS News national correspondent based in Miami. 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