An international fund has committed $63 million to help preserve Southeast Asia's Coral Triangle from overfishing and climate change, the Asian Development Bank said.
BEDFORD, England, May 1 (UPI) -- A British scientist suggests hurricanes and other storms are increasing in intensity and are limiting the growth of some corals.
... , a submersible equipped with cameras is helping provide the most detailed maps ever recorded of underwater shelves and struggling coral reefs in the Caribbean off the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.
CBS Evening News correspondent Daniel Sieberg took a closer look at the corals of Biscayne Bay with one researcher who is embarking on an innovative but controversial experiment to protect the reefs.
... prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their doctoral work on coral reefs. Rachel Silverstein and Nitzan Soffer will each receive three years of ...
... Johnson Sea Link used in the expeditions.
Nizinski says the coral habitats explored during the expeditions appear ... (HAPCs), a large area which includes the deep-water coral habits off North Carolina ...
Sun screen lotions used by beach-going tourists worldwide are a major cause of coral bleaching, according to a new study commissioned by the European Commission.
... populations," said Baums, who added that one of the collection sites was slated for development, and the corals there would have died anyway.
The researchers are splitting each of the fragments in ...
The outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish that has been plaguing the Great Barrier Reef is waning, but coral disease is on the rise, a new study has found.
... popped up in different parts of the family at different points in time," says Alberto Lindner, a coral researcher at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
"We also see this story unfold in which the ...
... can help reduce the potential impact of climate change on estuaries, forests, wetlands, coral reefs and other sensitive ecosystems. The report identifies strategies to protect the environment as these ...
Researchers have found the first clues that the mysterious coral disease devastating reefs around the world could be caused by bacteria.
Strange coral-like growths at the bottom of Pavilion Lake in British Columbia have been out of the reach of scientists until now with the addition of new submersible technology. The growths might hold ...
Scientists report that numbers of coral trout increased rapidly after “no-take” zones were created in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park .
... Mina were low in species richness.
Live coral cover on reefs averaged 61.2%, ... Zone regulates fisheries, but not tourism. It protects coral reefs and mangroves and creates a framework for participatory ...
