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The maps, published today in the journal Coral Reefs, are the result of a 10-year Global Reef Expedition by scientists for the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation.The expedition traveled to ...
The observatory’s sensors are now able to pierce seawater to a depth of 50 feet to create 3-D reef maps, detect coral bleaching and identify different types of coral. CORAL BIODIVERSITY.
Creating a way for tourists and casual oceangoers to flag diseased coral is underway as white syndrome threatens reefs around ...
Urgent effort underway to save coral reefs from rising ocean temperatures off Florida Keys 05:02. After a disastrous year for coral reefs in which abnormally high ocean temperatures served a fatal ...
Researchers have completed a comprehensive online map of the world’s coral reefs by using more than 2 million satellite images. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation. Open Search.
Can this map save coral reefs? Researchers aim to conserve natural resource with satellites and AI. by Jennie Cecil Moore on July 21, 2019 at 2:44 pm December 19, 2019 at 9:27 am.
The result is a high-resolution map that gives fresh insight into the distribution of reefs. The Allen Coral Atlas initiative has identified approximately 348,000 square kilometers of shallow ...
Researchers have begun exploring the hidden deep-sea coral reefs off the coast of Florida, uncovering vibrant ecosystems beneath the waves. Footage shows the mesophotic coral ecosystems located on the ...
Climate change has already caused significant declines in coral reef coverage globally and is expected to do much further ...
An alfonsino fish swims above Lophelia pertusa coral off the southeastern coast of the U.S., in June 2019. Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, off the U.S. Atlantic Coast.
A map showing the topography of the Stetson Mesa north region of the Million Mounds, an important habitat supporting a diversity of marine life. Credit: NOAA Scientists recently discovered the largest ...
The map gives users the ability to see detailed information about local reefs, including different types of submarine structure like sand, rocks, seagrass and, of course, coral. IE 11 is not ...