SEACAR is a stakeholder driven collaborative project working with local, state, and federal agencies, academic institutions, and non-governmental organizations to utilize current knowledge and scientific data to assess the status and trends of submerged habitats and provide the best available science to help guide planning, management, restoration and policy decisions.

The Southeast Florida Action Network (SEAFAN) is a citizen reporting and response system designed to improve the protection and management of Southeast Florida's offshore coral reefs by enhancing marine debris cleanup efforts, increasing response to vessel groundings and anchor damage and providing early detection of potentially harmful biological disturbances.

Click on the link below to learn more or to report a concern.

The five counties along Florida’s Coral Reef have become Coral Reef Ambassadors and developed a regional program to help residents, tourists, boaters, fishers and divers understand how they can help conserve and protect our local reefs. By following the Coral Reef Ambassador’s simple guidelines, you can help defend the reefs too!

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Coral Reef Conservation Program
(CRCP) presents the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative (SEFCRI) 2024 Recap Newsletter.