A rare deep-water coral reef found nowhere else on Earth, located just off the coast of Fort Pierce, faces an uncertain future as federal officials prepare to make a final decision on proposals that would reopen parts of the protected area to shrimp trawling. Dozens of community members gathered at the Blake Library in Martin County to
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