Coral reefs, the "rainforests of the sea," provide habitats for 25% of all marine life. Critical to global biodiversity, they ...

After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world’s fourth mass bleaching event on coral reefs around the globe. At least 74 countries and territories ...

Status of coral reefs of the world : summary of threats and remedial action / Clive Wilkinson -- Death and resurrection of Caribbean coral reefs : a palaeoecological perspective / William F. Precht ...

The initiative is based on the US Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act (TFCCA), which is designed to help preserve biodiversity in partner countries through innovative debt-swap mechanisms.

Collection of water for analyzing reef water microorganisms is routinely done in St. John, USVI, using a Niskin bottle, which can be closed underwater at the sampling location. Woods Hole, MA (May 16, ...

Millions of tires, old washing machines, barges, warships, covering the ocean floor with thousands of square kilometers of concrete—even giant, concrete spheres full of holes: these are all things ...

Sri Lanka has moved to strengthen the financial backbone of its marine conservation efforts with the establishment of the ...

Princess Eugenie has helped launch a new initiative to raise money for coral reef conservation. The 35-year-old royal is backing Thirty Six For Coral, the world's first major global art exhibition ...

In February 2016, Fiji was hit by Tropical Cyclone Winston, a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds. A recent study shows the resilience of Fiji's coral reefs in recovering from this storm, per a ...

Three species of sea turtles are regularly observed in the Red Sea, which is an inlet of the Indian Ocean: hawksbills, greens, and loggerheads. A set of islands off the coast of Saudi Arabia provides ...