A treasure trove of deep reef dwellers has been discovered in coral reefs off the coast of Guam, including 20 that are new to ...

Over the past twenty years, coral reef restoration has seen unprecedented growth worldwide. From Indonesia to the Caribbean, thousands of projects have been launched with the goal of "saving" coral ...

Aerial image of coral reef and coastline in the South Kona, Hawaiʻi region. Credit: ASU Global Airborne Observatory When imagining corals, the picture that comes to mind is usually a stationary one: a ...

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but this study reframes them as potent regulators of the ocean’s ...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. When people hear about underwater reefs, they usually picture colorful gardens created ...

The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, is comprised of seven protected areas. As the largest reef complex in the Atlantic-Caribbean region it ...

In Australia, shellfish reef restoration projects are helping to recover degraded coastal systems and enhance fish habitat, but much more research is needed to support and evaluate these efforts, ...

The coastal area of Belize is an outstanding natural system consisting of the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, offshore atolls, several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal ...