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