 Over 250 years, the state of Florida has seen 50% of its coral disappear, due to pollution, human contact, bleachings, and now an idiopathic disease that is killing the U.S.'s only inshore reef tract.To fight this loss, and attempt to save the coral – of extreme importance to the well-being of the state - the Florida Aquarium has joined a consortium led by the University of Miami, including NOVA Southeastern University, coral conservation organization SECORE International, and the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum.The goal is to restore 125 acres of coral reef by planting 150,000 coral colonies, including five species of coral, by 2022.