Florida Aquarium transfers 9,000 baby corals
January 8, 2026 - The Florida Aquarium has successfully transferred 9,000 juvenile corals to restoration partners as organizations statewide attempt to replenish populations impacted by habitat loss and heat-induced bleaching events. The Tampa facility's latest effort represents one of the largest statewide deployments of land-grown coral babies under Florida's Coral Reef Restoration and Recovery Initiative. The corals were born and raised at the aquarium's conservation and research center in Apollo Beach.