VESSEL GROUNDINGS DISLODGE ROUGHLY 175 CORALS IN THE UPPER KEYS

VESSEL GROUNDINGS DISLODGE ROUGHLY 175 CORALS IN THE UPPER KEYS

NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary recently rescued nearly 200 coral fragments dislodged by a pair of vessel groundings at Cheeca Rocks and Cannons Patch sanctuary preservation areas in the Upper Keys. The incidents set off emergency responses that will ultimately restore the injured corals. When a wayward shrimp boat dragged across Cheeca Rocks Sanctuary Preservation Area at 3 a.m. on April 5, the vessel’s 9-foot draft dislodged abou…