This summer, an intense marine heatwave struck off northwestern Australia, driving sea surface temperatures up to 4°C above ...

Credit: Diana Udel, University of Miami The researchers reinforce the urgent need for improving water quality by limiting runoff to support coral conservation efforts. Since coral disease ...

but local and global stressors such as coral disease and water pollution still threaten coral survival. A recent study by scientists at the University of Miami NOAA Cooperative Institute for ...

While some coral genotypes displayed resistance to either high nutrient levels or disease, none were resistant to both ...

Elevated dissolved inorganic nitrogen, in the form of ammonium, reduced coral survival -- even in the absence of disease -- highlighting poor water quality as a significant threat. • When ...

A voyage out of Cape Coral that brings passengers to the beach is back. The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village has ...

THE El Nino phenomenon, which causes unusual warming of surface waters, is directly impacting coral reefs ... recorded water temperatures of up to 33°C, which is above the normal 28°C to 29 ...

Climate change is one of the biggest threats facing all coral species today, and staghorn corals are no exception. Higher than normal water temperatures cause coral to evict their symbiotic algae ...

A Mini-ROV collected water samples from each site. Seawater samples were collected approximately 0.5–1 m above the reef ...

In Malaysia, Reef Check Malaysia (RCM) has been at the forefront of coral reef conservation. The recipient of the 2023 Star Social Impact Grant (SSIG), RCM continues its mission to protect Malaysia’s ...

is nurturing more than 120 rescued local coral fragments, which will be deployed on Middle Island in Deep Water Bay. There, the project aims to rebuild 20 square metres of reefs in three years.