The waters around two remote atolls in the central Pacific Ocean—spanning 18,500 square miles—are now protected from fishing ...
The humbug damselfish is an example. It’s usually about three inches long, and it lives in coral reefs in the Pacific and ...
Off the coast of the Maldives, the coral reef “twilight zone” is buzzing with life. This section of reef — categorized as ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a rare example of 'great fish parenting' with a common coral reef species found to actively protect their young by eating ... Coral Adaptation ...
An artificial reef is a way of boosting the ocean's capacity to create fish, to increase the life of the Gulf." Some biologists worry that artificial reefs simply attract fish from natural reefs ...
Gnathiid isopods are small, temporary parasites that primarily affect coral reef fishes. These ectoparasites play a significant role in the dynamics of coral reef ecosystems, influencing both the ...
Coral Reef Protection and Restoration Programme of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has contributed greatly to ...
A recent study off Sri Lanka’s west coast, which included surveys of coral reefs and shipwrecks like the Thermopylae Sierra, found that shipwrecks support more abundant fish assemblages compared ...
HONOLULU— Conservation groups, Native Hawaiian fishers and cultural practitioners sued the Hawai‘i Board of Land and Natural Resources today to protect West Hawai‘i’s reefs and coastal areas from ...