In 2020, the United Nations launched the Sustainable Development Goals, which are a set of 17 aims that we all can agree would make our planet a better place. They include alleviating...

The Reef Futures meeting means a lot to me because it’s where I jumped back into the world of coral reefs. The first time I attended it was 2018. I’d written Spineless,...

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....

On our previous trips to Tela, we’ve loved getting to know many of the amazing people who work in the tourism industry in the resort town. Among them are Maria Leonard and...

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...

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...

If you haven’t already read it, please see our previous blog post about how we prepared for this trip.  TLDR: We didn’t catch any elkhorn coral spawning during our August 2024 expedition....

If you want to understand and protect coral, one of the most important things to know is when they spawn. That’s the first step in setting up a breeding program. But it’s...