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Corals in the northern Red Sea could hold the secrets for reef survival in warming seas. © 2022 KAUST; Morgan Bennett Smith. Coral reefs underpin the livelihoods of around a...
When it's the excavating, recycling, beautiful Red Boring Sponge. Red Boring Sponges on coral reef. Stephan Kerkhofs/Depositphotos It's called the boring sponge as it drills into coral and sea shells....
Researchers solve some of pulsating soft coral (Xenid) mysteries, but their siestas still unanswered.
The rebrand comes as Green Fins' are urgently ramping up their work due to climate change impacts. The initiative continues to grow and adapt from a simple code of conduct to an ever-expanding sustainable network. To date, the initiative has spread to 14 countries and connected with thousands of divers, dive professionals and operators worldwide.
Thailand has banned several sunscreen products from the country’s national marine parks. These contain chemical compounds proven to be harmful to coral reefs People ignoring the ban can be fined 100,000 baht - nearly $3000...
The Coral Triangle and Pacific Ocean host some of the world’s most biodiverse dive destinations, where you can encounter over 3000 fish species and 70% of all known coral species. Offering unparalleled reef and wreck diving, marine...
You see the Moorish Idol in ones, twos or large groups in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It's not found in the Northern Red Sea though. They are very easy to recognise, with their daytime black, white...
The best way to protect corals threatened by climate change is to conserve a wide range of their habitats, according to a study in Nature Climate Change. The finding likely applies to conservation efforts for many other species in...
Ocean warming is threatening coral reefs globally. Whenever sea temperatures rise in an area, coral reefs degrade. However, a new study has found that corals at or near the equator are less affected than corals elsewhere. The findings from Florida...
Most Caribbean coral reefs may disappear within 20 years, if something isn't done, a new report warns - but for once global warming is not to blame.