Research on Scott Reef off Northwest Australia has shown that local coral connections help boost the resilience of remote atoll reef systems following bleaching and storms. Coral reefs are facing ...

Doha, Qatar: Coral Reef Protection and Restoration Programme of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has contributed greatly to preserving coral reefs, which provide food and shelter to ...

Investing in natural infrastructure by restoring coral reefs in Florida and Puerto Rico can save millions of dollars by mitigating flooding damage, according to a study by a U.S. Geological Survey ...

These maps show where coral reef restoration along the coasts of Florida and Puerto Rico would protect against more than $391 million in total damage to property and lost economic activity annually.

Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals. From food security to controlling seaweed and even ...

Dec. 18, 2024 — Artificial light can wake sleeping fish and attract predators, changing nighttime coral reef communities, according to new research using novel underwater infrared ...

The company has announced the development of a new Ocean Mode for the phone, designed to assist coral reef restoration activists and researchers in coastal communities with more effective mapping ...

The crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) is wreaking havoc on coral reefs, fueled by warming oceans and explosive reproduction rates. Enter COTSBot, the robot assassin designed to hunt and neutralize ...

the mushroom corals are gradually pushed down to the fore reef area, which is generally a calmer, sandy seabed environment. From there, a coral can use its active mobility, or “walking ...

The kikumeishimodoki, or zebra coral, lies about 20 meters off the coast of the Kamo district of Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture, which faces the Sea of Japan. The northern limit of the reef ...