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Parrotfish support healthy coral reefs, but they're not a cure-all, and sometimes cause harm
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 ...
Coral diseases and water quality play a key role for coral restoration and survival efforts
Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn ...
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Tiny crabs protect reefs by eating baby crown-of-thorns starfish
Scientists discovered that crabs eat young crown-of-thorns starfish, reducing their population before they damage coral reefs ...
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Scientists are growing coral in this Oʻahu laboratory to restore nearshore reefs
Coral curator Christina Jayne discusses how coral pyramids will be outplanted at two sites as a restoration and enhancement ...
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Community-led coral restoration effort launches in South Maui
A new Community-Based Coral Restoration Area (CBCRA), established in South Maui, is offering damaged corals a chance to ...
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‘Shocking’ mass coral bleaching drains life from Australian reef
Alarming levels of coral bleaching have been recorded off Australia’s western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white. A months-long ...
Synchronised bleaching: Ningaloo and the Great Barrier Reef are bleaching in unison for the first time
On the Great Barrier Reef, bleaching is underway in the northernmost section. This is the sixth bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef this decade. Early data suggests there is severe heat in ...