In a bid to help corals survive during rising ocean temperatures, scientists have erected sun shades above elkhorn corals, a threatened species, at Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida.
With grouper fishing season beginning in May at Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida, the National Park Service is alerting vessels planning to head to the national park that there will be limited options for docking due to damaged piers.
For anyone heading to Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida in the coming months, know that portions of the moat around Fort Jefferson will be closed to snorkeling as repairs to sections damaged by hurricanes are made.