A STUDY has found that the soft corals of the West Philippine Sea and the Philippine Rise are among the most diverse in the world, which can be used as medicinal compounds as well as adding aesthetic ...

Viewed from above, the coral reefs that circle some islands bear what look to be notches, like cracks that run straight through a ring. These breaks in the coral are reef passes - large channels that ...

A delegation of American students, teachers, and parents embarks on a cultural exchange journey in Hainan province on Saturday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A delegation of 66 students, ...

Greece is outlawing bottom trawling in national marine parks by 2026 and in all protected marine areas by 2030, the first country in Europe to take such a step. Photo: Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP ...

Volcanic islands, such as the islands of Hawaii and the Caribbean, are surrounded by coral reefs that encircle an island in a labyrinthine, living ring. A coral reef is punctured at points by reef ...

New research indicates reef passes — channels that cut through coral reefs and serve as conduits for ocean water and nutrients — are shaped by island rivers.

Externally fertilized coral larvae can drift for several days or weeks until they settle on reefs, which may be anywhere from 2,000 feet to 100 miles away and home to conditions starkly different from ...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Wednesday, June 18, that it spearheaded a coral reef rehabilitation in Pagasa (Thitu) Island and the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) as part of the government’s ...

The coral reef geomorphic zone classification (CRGZC) map can provide a wealth of information for coastal management and protection. Remote sensing plays an important role in CRGZC by virtue of its ...

“The Bahamas Coral Gene Bank at Atlantis Paradise Island is more than a facility—it is a symbol of hope, a safeguard for biodiversity, and a strategic investment in long-term reef resilience.

Canon EMEA is partnering with Nature Seychelles, a leading non-profit organisation in the Western Indian Ocean, and the Coral Spawning Lab (CSL), to lead a first-of-its-kind project designed to ...

By tracing how those microscopic allies behave when heat strikes, scientists have found new clues to coral reef survival in a hotter world. A team from McGill University and the Smithsonian Tropical ...