Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study examines the correlation between fish yield and live coral habitats. Researchers analyzed the yields of nine fisheries dependent on Australia's Great Barrier Reef ...
Over the last three decades, the world has lost half of its reefs. The combination of destructive fishing practices, polluted water entering the ocean, coastal development, shipping - and climate ...
Giant triton (snail) -> Crown-of-thorns starfish -> Hard coral One of the few ... easily visible from above the water's surface and often fall prey to hunting reef herons.
The reef-building coral has a hard shell and creates coral ... is known for thriving in a murky environment where the water temperature is low. Until now, it was believed that kikumeishimodoki ...
As of November, there were similar levels of coral mortality at Pickle’s Reef, an in-water restoration site off the coast of Key Largo. A dive under the water’s surface revealed scars from the ...