The development of drainage canals to support coastal development, agriculture, and flood control throughout South Florida's Everglades has reduced the flow of freshwater in Florida Bay, resulting in seagrass die-offs, plankton blooms, and changes in fish and invertebrate populations. In addition, stressors such as climate change, ocean acidification, hypoxia, harmful algal blooms, and excessive nutrients are putting the future of Florida's Coral Reef at grave risk.