A proposed federal dredging project at Port Everglades could cause unprecedented damage to coral reefs in U.S. waters.
The area is one of the last strongholds of endangered staghorn coral along Florida’s coast, according to scientists and conservation groups
A new analysis by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and researchers from the Shedd Aquarium found that about 10 million corals live within and near the main shipping channel at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. Many of them endangered species that have survived widespread reef collapse elsewhere in Florida…