TOPICS Mangroves

mangrove carribean
Many mangrove restorations fail. Is there a better way?
Coastline-protecting mangroves aren't just essential habitat for flats species, they're sponges for greenhouse gases. Planting right and involving local communities are key to saving them.
mangrove restoration bahamas
Massive mangrove restoration projects aims to speed Bahamas recovery
Cooperative efforts seeks to plant 100,000 mangrove seedlings in the next 5 years
A mangrove swamp on Vieques
Hurricane Maria killed mangroves months after the storm
An overgrown channel between a lagoon and the ocean on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques created a backup of freshwater, disrupting the delicate balance of salinity in coastal mangrove forests.
grand bahama bonefish
Months after Dorian, Grand Bahama and Abaco are back in business
Both islands ravaged by Hurricane Dorian are welcoming tourists back to fish healthy, uncrowded waters
florida mangrove
Mangroves matter
How saltwater trees help anglers