Scientists discovered that crabs eat young crown-of-thorns starfish, reducing their population before they damage coral reefs ...

Scientists from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the National Center for Wildlife (NCW) report in PNAS NEXUS an unusual ecosystem below the third largest coral reef ...

Officials used concrete and limestone because they have a similar PH balance and that helps to jump-start the reef.

Two years ago, there was an unprecedented coral bleaching event that happened in Florida waters. Mote Marine Laboratory was ...

Chemical sunscreens floating on the surface of the ocean can block the sunlight coral reefs in Hawaii need to survive, says ...

Cryopreservation technology preserves genetic coral diversity over decades and even centuries at Mote's Sarasota facility.

Coral reefs are marine structures created by calcifying coral animals and their algal symbionts. Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas ...

The team's findings are detailed in the paper Narrow Margins: Aerobic Performance and Temperature Tolerance of Coral Reef Fishes Facing Extreme Thermal Variability, published in Global Change Biology.

Water quality tests in Key West show evidence that cruise ships stir up as much sediment that can harm coral reefs and other marine life as a hurricane. Local officials responded by halting the tests.

The coral reefs off Nha Trang, Vietnam, are dying due to climate change and local pressures, leading to diminished fish populations and impacting tourism. Read the full story here Skims introduced ...