Keys Style Magazine - Spring 2024

The Keys Coral Reef Ecosystem - Photographer, Interviewee

“The Florida Keys reef system is the third-largest barrier reef in the world and the only barrier coral reef in the continental United States. The health, abundance and diversity of the organisms that make up a coral reef are directly linked to the surrounding terrestrial and marine environments like seagrass and mangrove forests, which are two of the most important facets of the greater coral reef ecosystem.…”

National Geographic Kids - May 2024

How to Save a Reef - Photographer

“Around the world, coral reefs are in danger: Pollution, warmer waters due to climate change, and other threats can cause coral to die. An international report found that up to 90 percent. of Earth’s coral is at risk. The good news is that many people are working to save them. ‘Coral reefs could be the first ecosystem we lose—but that means it could be the first ecosystem we save,’ marine biologist Steve Simpson says.…”

Rising Tide Podcast - Aug 2023

Ep. 90: “Coral Restoration in a Climate Crisis” - Guest

“Our overheated seas have now topped 101 degrees, the kind of record you don’t want to claim. Today we’re talking with Alex Neufeld of the Coral Restoration Foundation, a major group of scientists and technicians who’ve been forced to move their coral grow nurseries from the waters of the Florida Keys to onshore tanks to prevent their bleaching and dying. We’ll…”

NPR - Nov 29, 2022

Here is What Scientists are Doing to Save Florida’s Coral Reef Before it’s too Late” - Photographer

“Inside a nondescript warehouse in Orlando, Fla., filled with 300-gallon aquariums, a sophisticated LED lighting system is set on a timer to mimic the sun and moon cycle of Key West, some 300 miles away. This space, which has been described as a Noah's Ark for coral, is a key part of the strategy to help the survival of the only barrier reef in the continental U.S.…”

Alert Diver - Q4 2022

Doing Nothing is Not An Option - Photographer

“Speaking of good news, we had seen the Instagram posts by Alex Neufeld of the Coral Restoration Foundation with the terrific photos he took during the August full moon. As Alex described the event, "I was lucky enough to witness and photograph both species of endangered Acropora corals (elkhorn and staghorn) spawning on the wild reefs in Key Largo.…”

Annual Report - 2021

Coral Restoration Foundation - Photographer

“Life on Earth is comprised of interconnected communities of species. These communities all rely on a unifying foundation that holds the collective together. For coral reef ecosystems, some of the most biodiverse communities on the planet, stony corals constitute this foundation, providing habitats for myriad other species.”

Oceanographic Magazine - Issue 21

Little by little - Author and Photographer

“About half an hour south of Miami International Airport, the bustling Ronald Reagan Turnpike merges with US Highway 1 and southbound travelers enter “The Stretch”. FOr the next 18 miles, you hardly even need to touch the steering wheel, as you traverse the sea of grass at the boundary of Everglades National Park. This part of the highway spans the last bit of…”

NOAA Technical Memorandum CRCP 36 - 2020

A Manager's Guide to Coral Reef Restoration Planning and Design - Photographer

“Coral reefs are among the biologically diverse and economically valuable ecosystems on our planet. Home to a quarter of marine fish and millions of species, coral reefs provide critical services to local communities, including coastal protection, food provisioning, and revenue from fisheries and tourism. Yet despite their importance, coral reefs are rapidly declining across…”

NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 279 - September 2020

Coral Reef Restoration Monitoring Guide - Uncredited Photographer

“As coral restoration efforts continue to increase in size and number, there is an overwhelming need to define restoration success and determine progress towards successful restoration. Meaningful, consistent, comparable, and quantitative data is required to quantify the changes that result from restoration actions. However, there may be many definitions of success…”

Annual Report - 2020

Coral Restoration Foundation - Photographer

“Resilient ecosystems are those that can respond and adjust to changing conditions, capable of reorganizing themselves after being disturbed to maintain critical functions even after significant disruption. Resilience is a critical attribute on a dynamic planet.“

NBCLX - February 2020

Death of an Ecosystem - Videographer

“New research shows that climate change could kill nearly all coral reef habitats in oceans around the world by 2100 as the fragile coral dies in the warming waters. If corals go extinct, we lose entire ecosystems on which we depend. Coral reefs support important sources of food and medicine. They even help protect coastal communities from storm surges during…”

Keys Weekly - January 2020

Do What We Can Today, To Save What We Can For Tomorrow - Author

“So far, community response to the Restoration Blueprint proposed by the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary has been divided. At the recent community forum I attended, the loudest voices were those of fisherman and backcountry guides who are concerned that the proposed changes will negatively impact their livelihoods….”

WLRN Radio - December 2019

Nancy Klingener - Photographer

“For decades, most of the news about coral reefs has been pretty gloomy. Now the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is launching a new mission to bring back a few of those reefs.

Reefs along the Keys once commonly had coral cover of 30 to 40 percent of its surfaces. Those healthy reefs protected the Keys from storms, nurtured fish and lobsters and helped create…”

Freethink - September 2019

Video and Interview

“In the face of a changing climate, coral reefs are dying all over the world. Coral reefs make up the foundation of ocean life, and yet 50% of them have been lost in the past three decades. Are coral reefs in danger of disappearing forever? A group of innovative researchers and divers is racing against the clock to prove otherwise.”

Seeker - September 2019

Video and Interview

“This Coral-Planting Diver Is Helping Restore Reefs in Florida

Coral Restoration Foundation grows baby corals in an off-shore nursery and plants them on reefs in the Florida Keys.”

Annual Report - 2019

Coral Restoration Foundation - Photographer

“Evolution occurs as successful genetic adaptations are carried from one generation to the next. Those of us working to save species and restore ecosystems must continually evolve as well.e have to evaluate our methods, learn from our experiences, and continue to develop techniques that build on best practices.”

Babel Voyages (French) - May 2019

Cindy Picard - Photographer

“Vous êtes passionné de plongée ? Vous souhaitez contribuer à la sauvegarde de nos océans ? Rejoignez l’équipe de Coral Restoration Foundation le temps d’une journée et aidez-les à restaurer le troisième plus grand récif corallien au monde!”