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

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
Taking the Lead – the women of Indonesia’s Coral Catch

Taking the Lead – the women of Indonesia’s Coral Catch

ByDIVE ContributorsAug 19, 2024
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

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

Reef-World launches Green Fins coral bleaching toolkit

ByDIVE StaffJul 21, 2024
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

Competition: name a new species of deep-sea coral

ByDIVE StaffJul 11, 2024
The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition has organised a competition inviting ocean lovers to name a new-to-science species of deep-sea coral. 
Bioluminescence evolved 300 million years earlier than thought

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

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

Dominican Republic commits to conserving 30 per cent of its ocean

ByStuart ButlerApr 24, 2024
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 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
claudia gas tanker sitting on the coral reef in Sharm El Sheikh

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.
Caskets filled with coral settlement substrates hanging in the pools

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 foundation panel on stage at adex 2023

Reef world returns to ADEX for sustainability think tanks

ByDIVE StaffApr 11, 2024
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 activists face jail after exposing damage to marine park

ByStuart ButlerMar 28, 2024
Indonesian environmental activists face jail after exposing the damage illegal shrimp farms are causing to Karimunjawa Marine National Park
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