Johannsen aims to create six oyster reef modules and a living shoreline along 100 feet of the Indian River Lagoon near the Old Fort Park in Fort Pierce, with the help of St. Lucie County Reef ...

Academics are working with the U.S. military on creating a ‘perfect,’ self-healing coral reef that can withstand disease, warming temperatures and sea rise.

MIAMI — The nation’s military has been working on a new weapon: Creating a “perfect,” self-healing coral reef that can withstand disease, warming temperatures and sea rise.

That artificial reef program was authorized by the 1989 Texas Legislature and officially started a year later with the legislative mandate "to promote, develop, maintain, monitor and enhance the ...

People who fish in Florida and in federal waters are required to have special gear on board to help ensure groupers, snappers and other reef fish survive when they're returned to the water.