A silent killer is spreading throughout the waters of the Caribbean. Known as stony coral tissue loss disease, it afflicts at least 22 species, including some of the largest, oldest, and most important reef-building corals.
A mysterious new coral epidemic is ravaging reefs across the Florida Keys. Antibiotics are just one part of a massive rescue operation with little time to spare.
Only 63 unique pillar coral colonies are currently alive in the Florida Reef Tract, so a group of scientists, including those at the Tampa-based Florida Aquarium have banded together to save the species, which is under threat of local extinction.
