Bent Sea Rod Bleaching - A Colony Of The Soft Coral Known As The "bent Sea Rod" Stands Bleached On A Reef Off Of Islamorada, Florida. Hard And Soft Corals Are Presently Bleaching- Losing Their Symbiotic Algae – All Over The Coral Reefs Of The Florida Keys Due To Unusually Warm Ocean Temperatures This Summer. Months With Waters Warmer Than 85 F Have Become More Frequent In The Last Several Decades Compared To A Century Ago, Stressing And In Some Cases Killing Corals When Temperatures Remain High For Too Long. Learn More About The Details And Read The Study At On.doi.gov/BentSeaCorals Photo Credit: Kelsey Roberts, USGS. Photo