Oct. 11, 2024 — New study documents a severe coral bleaching event occurring in a deep coral reef that resulted in high rates of coral mortality. Unlike many bleaching events, this was driven by ...

Mesmerizing, kaleidoscopic, and fabulously exotic, the huge variety of types of saltwater fish to pick for your aquarium will ...

Coral reefs are often described as the rainforests of the sea. The (typically) vibrantly colored underwater ecosystems are built by colonies of tiny animals called polyps. Coral reefs provide ...

NOAA, the aquarium and dozens of other organizations also work with Secore International, a nonprofit dedicated to reef restoration that provides training on how to do sexual coral propagation.

In time, it helps to create one of nature’s most spectacular ecosystems: a coral reef. Orange, blue, and sparkling-silver fish dart around a seascape of vibrant greens, yellows, pinks ...

An underwater investigation of coral bleaching in the South Pacific By Justin Worland | Photographs by XL Catlin Seaview Survey Richard Vevers has traveled the globe to photograph coral reefs ...

Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of our ocean, but they are home to 25% of its wildlife and provide livelihoods, food security and protection from tropical storms for an estimated 850 million people ...

This field focuses on understanding the biological and ecological characteristics of coral reefs across the world. CMBC promotes interdisciplinary research and educational approaches to maintain the ...

“This is good news. Hawaii’s coral reefs are already in trouble from climate change, and we can’t let the aquarium industry compound that damage,” said Maxx Phillips, Hawaii director at the Center for ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Nearly 300 individual corals have been rescued from Florida and are temporarily being housed at the Texas State Aquarium until ... Chair for Coral Reef and Ocean Health ...

These living motes are too small to name. Are they destined for adulthood in a sea grass bed, or coral reef, or open ocean, or right here in the mangroves? Too soon to tell. And so it goes on ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria ...