Geoengineering of the climate may be the only way to save coral reefs from mass bleaching, according to new research. Coral reefs are considered one of the most vulnerable ecosystems to futu... Read more
Scientists seek to ensure survival of coral reefs outside of protected areas by calling for a minimum target of 500 kilograms of fish biomass per hectare Fish are the key ingredients in a ne... Read more
Why take a chance when one of the world’s most vital ecosystems is already disappearing? As it stands, things don’t look good for the world’s coral. We’ve lost 40% of... Read more
While the threat of coral bleaching as a result of climate change poses a serious risk to the future of coral reefs world wide, new research has found that some baby corals may be able to co... Read more
Conservation scientists say there needs to be a new approach to protecting offshore marine reserves. Illegal fishing in marine reserves will be a major focus at the IUCN World Parks Congress... Read more
“Expectations are very high in Belize,” Dr. Maaz said. “There’s so much we can do and need to do.” Belize has made a great effort to protect its coral reef system — the largest in the Wester... Read more
The diversity of the world’s life forms — from corals to carnivores — is under assault. Decades of scientific studies document the fraying of ecosystems and a grim tally of species extinctio... Read more
With only about one-sixth of the original coral cover left, most Caribbean coral reefs may disappear in the next 20 years, primarily due to the loss of grazers in the region, according to th... Read more
According to an international team of researchers, the rapid pace of climate change is threatening the future presence of fish near the equator. “Our studies found that one species of fish c... Read more
Camera-equipped flying robots promise new insights into climate change effects on important ecosystems. Like undiscovered groves of giant redwoods, centuries-old living corals remain unmappe... Read more
Shocks caused by climate and seasonal change could be used to aid recovery of some of the world’s badly-degraded coral reefs, an international team of scientists has proposed. A new report b... Read more
The “Tamar Reef” shows that divers assign economic importance to aspects of reef biodiversity In 2007, an artificial reef designed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers was... Read more
Scientists are taking the public with them to study the world’s coral reefs, thanks to 360 degree panoramas from Google’s underwater street-view format. Results from this pioneering pr... Read more
Coral reefs are in decline, but their collapse can still be avoided with local and global action. That’s according to findings reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on May... Read more
Researchers at Heriot-Watt are developing a swarm of intelligent robots to help save coral reefs. A team of ‘coralbots’, each individually working to simple rules, will piece tog... Read more
