Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are the most popular dive spots for recreational scuba divers, so we need to make sure we do everything we can to protect them
High-style diving on Wakatobi’s Pelagian – not your average liveaboard
Do you want a luxury dive trip to an idyllic island resort or a liveaboard cruising distant reefs? Wakatobi's Pelagian means you can have both
World’s largest coral colony discovered in Solomon Islands
The world's largest single coral colony has been discovered in the Solomon Islands during a National Geographic Pristine Seas expedition
44 per cent of coral species threatened with extinction – IUCN
A new IUCN Red List report published at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, finds 44 per cent of reef-building coral species face extinction.
SECORE’s coral seeding proves resistant to bleaching
Laboratory-grown corals of SECORE's Coral Seeding programme proved resistant to bleaching during the 2023 Caribbean marine heatwave
SS United States could become world’s largest artifical reef
The SS United States, the last holder of the Blue Riband award for the fastest transatlantic crossing, is the subject…
Into the Unknown – scuba diving new sites in Bolsel, Sulawesi
Todd and Bic Aki hear of a new scuba diving spot in a rarely visited part of Sulawesi and go exploring in Bolaang Mongondow Setatan - Bolsel
Taking the Lead – the women of Indonesia’s Coral Catch
Coral Catch’s restoration scholarship doesn’t just revitalise reefs, it propels Indonesian women into the ocean science industry
Great Barrier Reef coral cover is high – but scientists urge caution over mass bleaching
Coral cover along the Great Barrier Reef remains high, but the latest surveys were done before this year's mass bleaching event
Reef-World launches Green Fins coral bleaching toolkit
The Reef-World Foundation has launched a Green Fins coral bleaching toolkit in response to the global mass coral bleaching event
Competition: name a new species of deep-sea coral
The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition has organised a competition inviting ocean lovers to name a new-to-science species of deep-sea coral.Â
Bioluminescence evolved 300 million years earlier than thought
A new study sheds light on the ancient origins of bioluminescence, suggesting it evolved nearly 300 million years earlier than first thought
Marine conservationists among prestigious Whitley Award winners
Papua New Guinea marine biologist Naomi Longa and Cameroon manatee expert, Aristide Kamla, declared prestigious Whitley Award winners
Dominican Republic commits to conserving 30 per cent of its ocean
The Domincan Republic will be joining only a handful of other countries to have committed to conserving 30 per cent of its ocean water.
Scientists confirm fourth global mass coral bleaching event
Scientists from NOAA have announced that the a global mass coral bleaching event is underway, the second in the last ten years
Gas tanker runs aground in Sharm El Sheikh
A Libyan-flagged gas tanker has been seized by Egyptian authorities after running aground at Ras Nasrani in Sharm El Sheikh.
SECORE International’s Caribbean-wide coral restoration success
SECORE International‘s coral seeding programme is hailed a great success, with its reef restoration initiative present in nine Caribbean nations
Reef world returns to ADEX for sustainability think tanks
The Reef-World Foundation is returning to ADEX Singapore this year with two Sustainable Diving events to be hosted by Underwater360
Indonesian activists face jail after exposing damage to marine park
Indonesian environmental activists face jail after exposing the damage illegal shrimp farms are causing to Karimunjawa Marine National Park
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