For the First Time, Rough Cactus Coral Cared for by SeaWorld at the Florida Coral Rescue Center (FCRC) Funded by Disney Conservation Fund and the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida Produce Hundreds of Offspring Signaling a Hopeful Future for this Threa
It is now also the proud home to hundreds of new rough cactus coral offspring.
- It is now also the proud home to hundreds of new rough cactus coral offspring.
- These corals are expected to be part of a large-scale breeding (propagation) effort and produce offspring that will be used to restore Florida's Coral Reef.
- FCRC's work with Florida corals is permitted by the State of Florida and is crucial to the SCTLD response plan.
- Rough cactus corals are brooders, which means the embryos fertilize within the coral colony and are released as swimming larvae.