We LOVE getting reports from our colleagues at the University of Miami with updates on the elkhorn corals (Acropora palmata) planted off of Key Biscayne last summer. And we just got an...

What can coral skeletons tell us about the past?  Did you know corals hold clues to the past—just like tree rings? During our  May expedition to Tela Bay, multiple science projects were...

Not all corals are what they seem! What may look like one type of coral to the naked eye can actually be several different types—genetically speaking. These are called cryptic lineages and...

A few weeks ago, we were thrilled to be part of a historic planting of Flonduran corals in Miami. These corals have one parent from Tela and one from Florida. And it...

Tela Coral was beyond honored to be part of a historic outplanting of Flonduran elkhorn corals (Acropora palmata) on Miami’s reefs. These corals have one parent from Tela and one from Florida...

During our March expedition, we retrieved four of of the coral settlement tiles that we planted on the reef last year to look for the settlement of coral babies. Two came from...

We are so thrilled to announce that we have helped to purchase the land on which we will be able to build a biobank for Tela’s rare, resilient corals by providing a...

News in the Miami Herald about corals that survived the recent bleachings in Florida also includes a shout out from our colleague Andrew Baker at the University of Miami about Tela’s corals....

Our goal for our August 2024 expedition was to start to understand coral spawning in Tela because it’s critical to any conservation effort. Please see our other August 2024 Expedition posts for...