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
DIVE Magazine Autumn 2026

DIVE Magazine Autumn 2026

Check out this preview for our Autumn 2026 print magazine, filled as always with great writing and fantastic underwater photography!
GBR coral cover remains high despite repeated bleaching events

GBR coral cover remains high despite repeated bleaching events

The latest report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science finds that Great Barrier Reef coral cover remains stable or has increased
Study reveals horrific scale of Indonesian bomb fishing

Study reveals horrific scale of Indonesian bomb fishing

AI acoustic monitoring has revealed the scale of bomb fishing, in one of the world’s most biodiverse marine regions
Intuitive Reef Restoration – how TUI and Living Seas repair Bali’s reefs

Intuitive Reef Restoration – how TUI and Living Seas repair Bali’s reefs

Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell visits the Living Seas Foundation in Padangbai, Bali, a community conservation project aided by TUI’s tourist outreach
Wonder Reef – the Gold Coast’s unique buoyant artificial reef

Wonder Reef – the Gold Coast’s unique buoyant artificial reef

Most people know the Gold Coast for its long beaches and world-class surfing, but it has plenty to offer the…

Australia’s Gold Coast – scuba diving beyond the surf

Australia’s Gold Coast – scuba diving beyond the surf

The Gold Coast is best known for beaches and surfing, but reefs, wrecks, waterways and an artificial dive site show off its alternative side
30 years in the making – the spirit of Wakatobi becomes legacy

30 years in the making – the spirit of Wakatobi becomes legacy

ByDIVE ContributorsMay 14, 2026
Wakatobi began as an ambitious idea in a remote part of Indonesia, but has evolved into one of the world's most respected eco resorts
Fuel removed from cruise ship grounded on Fiji ‘Castaway’ reef

Fuel removed from cruise ship grounded on Fiji ‘Castaway’ reef

ByDIVE StaffApr 8, 2026
Most of the fuel carried by a cruise ship that ran aground on a reef off Monuriki Island in Fiji over the Easter weekend has now been removed
1,000-day coral reef timelapse shows bleaching and amazing recovery

1,000-day coral reef timelapse shows bleaching and amazing recovery

ByDIVE StaffApr 3, 2026
A 1,000-day underwater timelapse recorded in Florida, has documented both coral bleaching and its subsequent amazing recovery
healthy elkhorn coral reef site

Caribbean coral larvae exchange programme aims to increase genetic diversity on hard-hit coral reefs

A new programme to exchange coral larvae across the Caribbean has been launched to support reef restoration with increased genetic diversity
Citizen scientists report potential record-breaking coral colony on Great Barrier Reef

Citizen scientists report potential record-breaking coral colony on Great Barrier Reef

ByDIVE StaffMar 3, 2026
Citizen scientist mother and daughter discover what could be the largest single coral colony in the world on the Great Barrier Reef
Roatan instructor plans 24-hour dive to raise funds for reef protection

Roatan instructor plans 24-hour dive to raise funds for reef protection

ByDIVE ContributorsFeb 19, 2026

Roatan-based dive instructor Jay Jeter plans to mark his 60th birthday by spending 24 consecutive hours underwater to raise funds…

Argentina’s deep sea revealed as biodiversity hotspot after landmark expedition

Argentina’s deep sea revealed as biodiversity hotspot after landmark expedition

ByDIVE StaffFeb 6, 2026
A deep-sea research expedition has found that the waters off Argentina support far richer and more complex ecosystems than previously thought
Black coral colony discovered off New Zealand among largest on record

Black coral colony discovered off New Zealand among largest on record

ByDIVE StaffJan 21, 2026
Scientists discover a huge centuries-old black coral off Fiordland, New Zealand, believed to be among the largest ever recorded in the region
Twenty new deep-reef species discovered in ‘twilight zone’ off Guam

Twenty new deep-reef species discovered in ‘twilight zone’ off Guam

ByDIVE StaffDec 29, 2025
Scientists have identified 20 potential new species after retrieving deep reef monitoring devices from Guam’s twilight zone reefs
AIMS trials large-scale coral restoration during Great Barrier Reef spawning

AIMS trials large-scale coral restoration during Great Barrier Reef spawning

AIMS has carried out one of the world’s largest coral restoration trials on the Great Barrier Reef following mass spawning events
A crown of thorns starfish feeding on a head of coral leaving just the coral skeleton in its wake

Synthesising crown-of-thorns starfish ‘scent’ may aid GBR outbreak management

Scientists have found that sythesising the scent of a crown-of-thorns starfish may round them up for removal during reef-destroying outbreaks
Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire successfuly breeds rare pillar coral

Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire successfuly breeds rare pillar coral

ByDIVE StaffAug 27, 2025
RRFB has successfully bred critically endangered pillar corals to combat its reduction through stony coral tissue loss disease and bleaching
Great Barrier Reef coral cover declines sharply from record high

Great Barrier Reef coral cover declines sharply from record high

Great Barrier Reef hard coral cover has declined sharply from its record high, according to the Australian Institute of Marine Science
Coral ‘presumed extinct’ rediscovered in Galápagos

Coral ‘presumed extinct’ rediscovered in Galápagos

ByDIVE StaffJul 8, 2025
A species of stony coral thought to be extinct has been spotted in the Galápagos Islands for the first time in 24 years.
Thailand bans entry-level divers from using cameras underwater

Thailand bans entry-level divers from using cameras underwater

The Thai government has introduced a ban on cameras for entry-level divers, part of a raft of measures to better protect the nation's reefs
SHEBA’s new ‘Reef Builders’ documentary comes to Amazon Prime

SHEBA’s new ‘Reef Builders’ documentary comes to Amazon Prime

ByDIVE StaffApr 17, 2025
Sheba has launched a documentary on Amazon Prime which will help raise funds for global coral reef restoration projects
All’s well at Wakatobi, says resident marine biologist Julia Mellers

All’s well at Wakatobi, says resident marine biologist Julia Mellers

ByDIVE StaffMar 12, 2025
All is well at Wakatobi: A conversation with Wakatobi's resident marine biologist, Julia Mellers, about her reef monitoring programme
Reconnect Private Island Resort: discover uncharted dive sites in Central Sulawesi

Reconnect Private Island Resort: discover uncharted dive sites in Central Sulawesi

Reconnect Private Island Resort is an untouched scuba diving paradise on Buka Buka Island, a gateway to the Togean Islands at the heart of the Coral Triangle
High-style diving on Wakatobi’s Pelagian – not your average liveaboard

High-style diving on Wakatobi’s Pelagian – not your average liveaboard

ByDIVE ContributorsJan 15, 2025
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

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
elkhorn coral

44 per cent of coral species threatened with extinction – IUCN

ByDIVE StaffNov 13, 2024
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

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

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…

a scuba diver swimming through soft corals in Bolsel

Into the Unknown – scuba diving new sites in Bolsel, Sulawesi

ByDIVE ContributorsAug 28, 2024
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
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