Mote Marine receives NOAA grant to help restore coral reefs in Florida Keys

Mote Marine Laboratory received a nearly $7 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to restore coral reefs in the Florida Keys. The project will focus on coral reef restoration at 10 reef sites along Florida's Coral Reef Tract just offshore of the Florida Keys Archipelago. Dr. Jason Spadaro, a staff scientist and program manager with the Coral Reef Restoration Research Program at Mote Marine Laboratory, said the grant is a substantial amount of funding, but more money will be needed.