Coral Conservation & FOFR Resources

Links to further resources for your viewing and learning pleasure. 

Florida Coral Reef Maps

Florida’s Coral Reef

Map of the southeastern coast of Florida showing protected areas, including Biscayne National Park, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, John Pennekamp State Park, and Dry Tortugas National Park, with color-coded boundaries and labels.

Southeast Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area now known as the Kristin Jacobs Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area

Map showing the Kristen Jacobs Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area along the southeastern coast of Florida, with surrounding counties labeled: Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade. The map highlights coral reef and hardbottom areas in orange and the conservation area boundary in blue. A scale bar indicates miles, and two logos are present: Florida's Coral Reef and Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Take a Virtual Aerial Tour of the 100+ Mile Kristin Jacobs Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area with the video below!

Courtesy of NSU Oceanographic Institute & National Coral Reef Institute (Dr. Brian K. Walker, Ph.D.)

Kristin Jacobs Coral Aquatic Preserve

Map showing Kristin Jacobs Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area along the coast of Florida, highlighting coral reef and hardbottom areas in orange and blue, respectively, with county labels and logos of Florida's Coral Reef and Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

The Kristin Jacobs Coral Aquatic Preserve, formally known as the Kristin Jacobs Ecological Conservation Area, is the area of reef FOFR helps support, which is managed by the DEP’s Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) and the Coral Protection and Restoration (CPR) program. It’s 100+ mile stretch of reef that stretches from the northern Biscayne Bay boundary to St. Lucie Inlet in Martin county.

Below you can find the Kristin Jacobs Coral Aquatic Preserve management plan draft. The DEP is hosting meetings this month to get the public’s input on how to manage the new preserve (received AP designation in 2024).

Kristin Jacobs Coral Aquatic Preserve Management Plan
Underwater scene of coral reef with yellow sponge, sea fans, and various marine plants.

FOFR YouTube Webinar Series

Close-up view of a coral reef with numerous small, pinkish-orange coral polyps with yellow-green centers.

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Seal of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection featuring a landscape with a tree, sun, water, and grass.

Florida DEP Coral Reef Conservation Program

This is the specific program at the Florida DEP that FOFR supports, managing the northern section of the reef from St. Lucie Inlet to the northern border of Biscayne National Park.

For a list of the Florida DEP’s citizen support organizations, click here.

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Underwater scene showing a large cluster of yellow fish swimming around coral on the ocean floor.
Close-up of a coral surface showing many tiny, circular, yellow-tipped polyps with ridged texture.
Underwater scene with large green coral reef, small yellow fish, and blue ocean background.
Close-up view of a coral surface with numerous small, round, green and yellow coral polyps.

Florida’s Coral Reef

Powered by the Florida DEP to protect all reefs from the western most point of Dry Tortugas, through the Florida Keys, Miami, and up to its northernmost point at St. Lucie Inlet in Martin County.

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Likeminded Organizations FOFR Supports

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Ways to Join the Coral Conservation Cause!