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President George W. Bush on Tuesday will designate three remote Pacific island chains as national monuments that together will make up the largest marine conservation area in history.
A report that suggests farm runoff cannot be blamed for recent declines in Great Barrier Reef coral health has been paradoxically seized upon by the Queensland Government to justify tough new...
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has signed into law a measure that will require the teaching of environmental issues in schools, particularly on the role of preserving natural resources in pursuit...
The largest coral reef system in the world--and the biggest sign of life on Earth, visible from space--is not growing like it used to. A sampling of 328 massive Porites coral (large structures...
One of the CNMI's most precious possessions-the three northernmost islands of Maug, Asuncion and Uracas-divided the CNMI community in 2008, following a proposal to make these specks of land a...
Conservationist Crispen Wilson is helping local Indonesians recover after the tsunami, but in a way that doesn't deplete local fish stocks.
DOHA: A mapping of coral reef habitats in the sea around Qatar reveals that Halul Island has the maximum number of coral reef species. The north-eastern island's waters are dotted with 16 species of...
SINGAPORE: Pulau Semakau may be Singapore’s only remaining landfill. But if an ambitious environmental conservation project pays off, there are hopes the island could someday be upgraded to a marine...
Indonesia's coral reefs damaged by the 2004 tsunami are recovering rapidly, helped by natural colonization and a drop in illegal fishing, scientists said Friday.
( ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies ) Claims that coastal tree barriers can halt the might of a tsunami are false and dangerous, a team of international marine scientists said today....
MUSCAT - Oman will soon launch a new crucial drive to protect coral reefs, which provide both food and shelter to marine life and regarded as a valuable national asset, by deploying mooring buoys...
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) today commended President-elect Obama's choice of Dr. Jane Lubchenco to be the incoming Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
KOTA KINABALU: Coral bleaching will damage some of the world's most important marine environments, including those in Malaysian waters in the coming months, international conservation organisation...
Northern parts of the Great Barrier Reef are likely to suffer severe coral bleaching this summer, the conservation group WWF Australia warns. A report from the US government’s National Oceanic and At
(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's coral reefs are vanishing at an alarming rate, but the oceanographers who study the underlying causes of reef destruction are often hindered by slow, tedious and...
Concern about increasing ocean acidification has often focused on its potential effects on coral reefs, but broader disruptions of biological processes in the oceans may be more significant,...
Scientists are working to halt or even reverse the decline of one of the only coral reefs on the continental United States, near the Florida Keys.
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the best managed and healthiest coral reefs in the world, according to a recent report by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network.
( NOAA Headquarters ) Increasing pressures from climate change will reach a tipping point in less than a decade, triggering a significant decline in the health of the planet's coral reef ecosystems...
A first of its kind study, "Socioeconomic Conditions Along the World's Tropical Coasts: 2008," reports on the social and economic ramifications of healthy coral reefs in 27 tropical nations and...
What began as an homage to achievement in the field of coral reef geology has evolved into the discovery of an unexpected link between corals of the Pacific and Atlantic. Dr. Ann F. Budd from the...
The White House may be scaling back its ambitious plans to create new ocean parks in U.S. territorial waters in the Pacific. Activists traveled from the Mariana Islands to urge President Bush to...
PULAU TIOMAN, Dec 4 (Bernama) -- In 1983, the then Prime Minister Datuk Seri (now Tun) Dr Mahathir Mohamad directed the agriculture authorities to establish the national marine parks.
Before two brand-new, first-of-their-kind autonomous underwater vehicles begin exploring the depths of the world's oceans, they'll get their feet wet in the water off the Treasure Coast.
Source: IRIN Coastal communities in southwestern Madagascar, who risk their lives travelling long distances in dugout canoes to supply a lucrative demand for shark fins, face an uncertain future...
LANAI (KHNL) - Marine biologists get a first-hand look at Lanai's Manele Bay marine conservation district. What they learn, will be passed on, to keep the bay and other marine areas pristine.
KEY LARGO, Florida (30 Nov 2008) — The last, largest stands of ancient elkhorn coral survive in shallow waters off North Key Largo, where rough seas sometimes expose thick golden branches reaching...
Sydney, Dec 2 : Coral reef fishes are experts at changing sex, becoming either male or female -- but when, researchers didn't have any clues.
ANTARCTICA (30 Nov 2008) — Seas surrounding an archipelago near the tip of the Antarctic peninsula are richer in animal life than the Galapagos Islands, challenging the notion that warm seas in...
Marine researchers fear the Great Barrier Reef will suffer more coral bleaching than normal over the next 12 months because of rising sea temperatures.
Unknown culprits have sliced through one of the country's most famous coral reefs, further damaging an endangered ecosystem
"People think it's a great job," said Andrea Stockhausen of Davie, who owns Exotic Sealife in Hialeah. "Sometimes it's backbreaking work. If the wind's up, you can sit for a month. Sometimes it's...
'I mean we're not going to have reefs for much longer but we can at least have them a bit longer."
University of Chicago scientists have documented that the ocean is growing more acidic faster than previously thought. In addition, they have found that the increasing acidity correlates with...
( University of Southern California ) Scientists unveil the first global index correlating night light with threats to coral reefs. The Lights Proximity Index offers a new tool for conservation and...
Climate change and a starfish outbreak have shrunk coral reefs near Fiji, forcing locals to change their lifestyle.
Stocking aquariums with marine life is becoming profitable; but despite care used by divers, it could be costly for our reefs At a depth of 95 feet, in a silent world illuminated in shades of dark...
A highly destructive species of starfish is wreaking havoc on coral reefs along the Mtwara coastline in the Indian Ocean, researchers have announced.
Ten decommissioned military aircraft are being dumped in the Andaman sea, about three kilometres off Phuket, to create an artificial reef for divers. Dubbed the "Coral Reef Squadron", the skeleto...
A new study, which confirms significant ocean acidification across much of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, reports strong natural variations in ocean chemistry in some parts of the Caribbean that...
One of the George W Bush's final acts as US president could be to create the largest marine conservation area in the world
( Ocean Research & Conservation Association ) The Ocean Research & Conservation Association and its collaborators announced the world's first use of an acoustic underwater camera to survey juveniles...
A new study published in Conservation Letters finds that protection of marine habitats is lagging far behind that of terrestrial areas. While 12 percent of the world’s lands are protected, only 4...
This new law covers detailed standards for pet stores that sell live companion animals and fish in California. Stores will be required to formulate a documented program with numerous components.
Scientists are in an unprecedented project to restore Japan's largest coral reef by planting thousands of baby corals growing on tiny ceramic beds.
Marine biologist Suzanne Licuanan leans over the side of her battered blue and white motor boat to collect another bag of her precious cargo -- giant clam sperm.
The six nations that make up the so-called Coral Triangle in the Asia-Pacific region are working to preserve some of the world's most valuable marine life. The triangle spans the area between East...
( Census of Marine Life ) A rapid, climate change-induced northern migration of invasive marine species is one of the research results announced Nov. 11 during opening day presentations at the First...
In a report on progress toward the first Census of Marine Life, more than 2,000 scientists from 82 nations announce astonishing examples of recent new finds from the world's ocean depths. Among...
( ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies ) Coral reef scientists and policy makers from the world's most prominent coral reef nations are meeting in Australia this week to develop urgent...
The colourful world of coral reefs is under threat as oceans absorb greater quantities of carbon, but not all hope is lost.
There is no longer any shadow of a doubt about the impact of global warming on coral reefs. A rise of a few degrees in sea surface temperature induces the expulsion of essential microscopic algae...
Landlocked Steve Lowes raises saltwater corals for the aquarium trade.
The Board of Directors of the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) is pleased to announce Pamela Stegeman, formerly Vice President of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), has been...
Co-operation in nature works often as an exchange of goods or services between two different parties. In an article in the latest number of the scientific magazine Nature researchers from Stockholm...
CARBON dioxide emissions have the potential to kill off coral larvae used to build the Great Barrier Reef, a new study has found.
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown coral reef in the Seychelles. Diving revealed an extensive coral reef to the south of the island, at a depth which would not be visible to the...
The United States government on Thursday pledged $40 million to help save the marine and coastal ecosystems in East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and the Solomon...
Six Asia Pacific nations meeting in Manila have agreed to hold a summit next year, to adopt a plan to protect coral reefs and fisheries in one of the world's most important marine areas.
Rare corals may be smarter than we thought. Faced with a dire shortage of mates of their own kind, new research suggests they may be able to cross-breed with certain other coral species to breed...
At least one-third of reef-building corals face extinction due to climate change and human disturbance, according to the resource speaker of the Coral Triangle meet currently being held in the...
When Hurricane Andrew hit Florida in 1992, no one gave much thought to the six exotic lionfish that spilt into Biscayne Bay as the storm smashed their Miami waterfront aquarium.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists began a 10-day underwater research mission Tuesday designed to study the effect of ocean acidification on coral reefs.
The permanent exhibit - five years and $49 million in the making - is a collaborative effort between the Smithsonian Institution and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)....
For more than a half century, scientists have drawn and redrawn the branches of the complex and ambiguous family tree illustrating the ancestry of reef-building coral species. Evidence is mounting...
NOAA's Coral Reef Watch bleaching monitoring network has expanded its network of "virtual stations" from 24 to 190 locations worldwide. These stations warn coral reef managers when there is an...
Papua New Guinea is one of several countries in the Asia-Pacific that will benefit from a $US350,000 [PGK916,000] Taiwanese assistance to help protect its natural marine environment.
A report scheduled to be published online this week in early edition the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that maintaining the proper balance of herbivorous fishes may...
When reef fish get a mouthful of sand, coral reefs can drown. "We've known for a while that having a lot of sediment in the water is bad for corals and can smother them. What we didn't realize is how...
Conservationists working with Google Inc. have unveiled a tool that lets people view protected marine areas with the click of a mouse — a bid to harness the Internet's top search engine to raise...
In an age when such environmental stresses are killing off coral reefs worldwide, the reefs at Kenting National Park in Taiwan are doing surprisingly well. Scientists would like to know why.
( ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies ) The roadmap to the future of the gorgeously decorated fish which throng Australia's coral reefs and help earn the nation $5 billion a year from...
In less than two weeks, the Philippine reef will be center stage in San Francisco.
An increase in fees for permits under the Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989 (TIES Act) has been announced today by the Department of Conservation (DOC). The TIES Act is New Zealand’s primary...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists have discovered hundreds of new coral and marine species on the Great Barrier Reef and Ningaloo Reef which they say will improve monitoring reef biodiversity...
Thousands of fish swim on the edge of a coral reef. It was staring them in the face, but somehow generations of marine biologists have failed to notice that a lot of fish in the sea glow a...
Schooling - swimming together in large groups - is a behavior prevalent in almost 80 percent of the known species of ocean fish. Schooling fish respond quickly to changes in the direction and speed...
A group of scientists have called for the Coral Sea to be declared the world's largest marine protected area, but the fishing industry has rejected the idea.
SERDANG: Malaysian breeders are expected to produce 800 million ornamental fish for the world market by 2010 which are expected to yield a yearly export revenue of RM300 million.
A new species of giant clam has been discovered in the Red Sea. Fossils suggest that, about 125,000 years ago, the species Tridacna costata accounted for more than 80 of the area's giant clams.
OMAHA, Neb., Sep 10, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sergeant's(R) Pet Care Products, Inc., is excited to announce it has reached an agreement to purchase the Aquarium Products(R) Business of Interpet, LLC....
ScienceDaily (July 17, 2008) — Re-seeding programmes on over 50 reefs are securing the survival of the giant clam for at least another generation, according to WWF-Philippines.
By 2100, most of the world's coral reefs could be living in waters that lack the minerals for them to repair damage, as a result of ocean acidification
KAILUA, KONA, Hawai'i — The U.S. territorial government of the Northern Mariana Islands is clashing with the Bush administration and conservationists planning protection of the ocean surrounding...
A new NOAA report on the health of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary indicates that the overall condition of the sanctuary's marine life and habitats is fair. The report also identifies several...
KAILUA, Big Island (KHNL) -At the 10th meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force in Hawaii, the Governor of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia, Sebastian Anefal announced that legislation has...
Recommendations to prevent what one scientist calls "osteoporosis of the reef" have been presented to the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, holding its final meeting of the International Year of the Reef...
Conservation zones are in the wrong place to protect vulnerable coral reefs from the effects of global warming, an international team of scientists warned today. Now the team say that urgent action...
The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) has joined forces with Leisure Pro, the Internet's largest scuba diving and snorkeling merchant, to raise awareness about the endangered state of our planet's coral...
Scientists have learned that the orange clownfish, aka Nemo, can sniff for leaves that fall into the sea from rainforsts on islands near their coral reef homes.
It can be likened to a coral reef hospital – an outdoor laboratory at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School in Key Biscayne, where a pioneering scientist, Dr. Andrew Baker, is trying to keep...
Prominent ocean conservationists are encouraged by President Bushs announcement today directing his Administration to consider protecting a number of very large, ecologically important ocean areas....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush will seek formal comment from his Cabinet agencies next week on a plan that could make three of the world's most remote and pristine island chains off-limits to...
Shipwrecks on coral reefs may increase invasion of unwanted species, according to a recent US Geological Survey study. These unwanted species can completely overtake the reef and eliminate all the...
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is seeking approval to hold public hearings on new regulations that would protect certain species of limu-grazing fish in waters off North...
Venomous invasive species escaped from Florida aquarium, threatens reefs, people from Cayman Islands to North Carolina.
UC San Diego's Scripps scientist warns of mass extinctions and "rise of slime."
Coral reefs house thousands of species but are in danger of becoming extinct.
If no changes are made to how oceans are currently being fished, there will be no commercial fishing by 2048, two renowned ocean experts said today on the first day of the 2008 Hawaii Conservation...
The cement that binds the skeletons of reef structures is lost under climate change.
Chinese fishermen have been accused of poaching in Taiwan's first marine national park where authorities here say their destructive methods are endangering the area's ecology.
Jacques Cousteau was a pioneer in the study of marine biology, but new research shows the ocean life he explored could be dead within a few years, says Tim Radford
Mangrove destruction not only comes with ecological cost, but monetary as well: $37,500 per hectare each year, researchers say. Mexican mangroves, trees that form forest ecosystems at the land-sea...
Unregulated fishing practices have left 75 percent of reef fishes depleted or in critical condition around the main Hawaiian Islands
The invasion of predatory lionfish in the Caribbean region poses yet another major threat there to coral reef ecosystems -- a new study has found that within a short period after the entry of...
The largest coral reef system in the southern Atlantic is twice as big as previously estimated, and it's teeming with life, experts announced.
Coral reefs are often described as the tropical rainforests of the oceans. But marine biologists sometimes use another analogy: that of the canary in the coalmine. These birds were used by miners as...
African pesticides and pollutants are ending up in oceans across the world, possibly endangering the survival of already fragile coral reefs, experts say.
A new coral bleaching prediction system indicates that there will be some bleaching in the Caribbean later this year, but the event will probably not be severe. The system also suggests that there is...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida -- Coral reef ecosystems are often hailed as the "rainforests of the seas." But unlike their counterparts, they have not given much importance by people since they could not...
New coral reef system discovered in Brazil doubles the size of Southern Atlantic Ocean's largest and most diverse reef system.
Apart from watching the Disney Pixar favorite "Finding Nemo" or spending a day at the the Shedd Aquarium, most Southlanders get a limited view of salt water marine life. For Mark Gracia, the world of...
The House took steps Tuesday to keep shark fins out of soups served in pricey Asian restaurants. In a voice vote, the House tightened a 2000 law that bans the practice of shark finning, whereby...
A sweeping part of the coral reef and lagoon in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia was added on Monday to UNESCO's list of world heritage sites, officials said.
Coral reefs are the focus of attention at the 2008 Coral Reef Symposium.
Lauderdale conference looks at threats to coral Intent on helping restore the world's rapidly declining reefs, Alison Moulding is growing baby coral in her South Florida laboratory.
Nearly half of the coral reefs under U.S. jurisdiction, including all the reefs in southeast Florida, were rated in fair or poor condition in a survey released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
From New Findings on Contaminant Threats in African Dust to the Future of Coral Reefs to Coral Chemical Defenses USGS scientists will present major research findings at the 11 th International...
The parasite-eating fish turns its "cleaning stations" into reef safe havens, not only for itself, but for other species too
Congress hits shark ‘finning' practice; fleet subsidies cut would be ‘historic'; whales don't compete with humans for fish, studies show.
To further explore business opportunities that take advantage of the CNMI's vast water resources, the Northern Marianas College - Cooperative Research Extension and Education Service is sponsoring a...
PROVINCIAL Environment Management Office (Pemo) specialist Natalie Joquiño said more than 10,000 highly-poisonous salanay or crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) were harvested by trained...
Thirty-eight research divers recently completed a successful 20-day biennial census to measure how the protected status of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary's Tortugas Ecological Reserve and...
Pumped up: EcoTech Marine occupies former Bethlehem firehouse. It didn't take Tim Marks and Pat Clasen long to form a friendship as students and fraternity brothers while attending Lehigh...
TINY reef fish that speed through the water at up to 10 body lengths per second could inspire the next generation of underwater exploration.
Five years after the hit film that endeared the clownfish to audiences the world over, Nemo is becoming increasingly difficult to find.
With a growing marine ornamental fish industry in Thailand, many people fear some rare species may become extinct. A biological research institute in the southern province resort of Phuket is trying...
With a growing marine ornamental fish industry in Thailand, many people fear some rare species may become extinct. A biological research institute in the southern province resort of Phuket is trying...
WASHINGTON June 26, 2008, 05:27 pm ET · The chairman of the Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents and his wife announced a $15 million gift Thursday to support the new Ocean Hall at the National...
No-take marine reserves, in which fishing is completely banned, can lead to very rapid comebacks of the fish species most prized by commercial and recreational fisheries, reveals a new study of...
Starving fish are killing sections of the Great Barrier Reef already weakened by climate change, an Australian scientist says.
HONOLULU (KHNL) - Tesoro Corporation and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation are teaming up to develop a multi-faceted coral reef conservation program.
The worlds leading coral reef science conference, the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS), begins Monday, July 7 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Held once every four years, the ICRS brings more...
SYDNEY: Climate change threatens to devastate coral reef fish populations and increase the likelihood of fishery collapses, Australian researchers warned on Monday.
Scientists have begun an eight-day mission, in which they are living and working at 60 feet below the sea surface, to determine why some species of coral colonies survive transplanting after a...
Natural CO2 vents on the sea floor show scientists how life will be affected as carbon emissions acidify the oceans.
MANILA, Philippines - The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a five-fold increase of penalties against unlawful purchase, catching, selling, possession, transport and export of...
World Ocean Day, June 8th, Highlights Threats to Oceans around the World, and Opportunities to Help Improve the Health of our Seas (PRWeb Jun 5, 2008) Read the full story at ...
Despite its puny brain, the cephalopod can learn to associate a burst of light with food – and know when it's time for more
Beachgoers slathering on lotions to prevent sunburn could be contributing to coral bleaching, says a study reported in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
The Nature Conservancy joins Caribbean leaders to launch "Caribbean Challenge" at United Nations COP-9 conference (PRWeb May 27, 2008).
Washington—Gems caught up in controversy are nothing new—consider the current Burmese ruby debate or the blood diamond furor of 2006—but the latest material to take a turn in the hot seat is coral,...
SEMPORNA : The Malaysian Fisheries Development Authority is developing an artificial coral reef in a 2km sq area in waters between Sipadan island and Tawau.
BESUT: The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry will continue to intensify efforts to conserve the nation’s marine ecosystem following reports that coral reefs in several marine parks are at...
Science & environment: CO2 increase to blame for increased acidity, which could have a catastrophic impact on marine ecology
In a letter sent yesterday, Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina asked President George W. Bush to protect the unique deep sea coral reefs off the South Carolina coast by establishing the area as...
RALEIGH, North Carolina (20 May 2008) — Largely unexplored deep-sea coral reefs, some perhaps hundreds of thousands of years old, off the coast of the southeastern U.S. are not only larger than...
First identified in 1899, y-larvae have been one of the greatest zoological mysteries for over a century. No one has ever found an adult of these puzzling crustaceans, despite the plethora of these...
Minister of Agriculture, Minister for Biosecurity Minister of Fisheries, Minister of Forestry Associate Minister of Health Associate Minister for Tertiary Education
SEAHORSES have for the first time been found living in off Sandown Bay. Scuba divers, all volunteers with Hampshire and IW Wildlife Trust, found the species off the east coast of the Island between...
Sea level rise and coral bleaching are known impacts of climate change on the oceans, but scientists worldwide....
People diet to look more attractive. Fish diet to avoid being beaten up, thrown out of their social group - and getting eaten as a result.
Coral reef degradation could result in annual losses of US$100 million to $300 million to the Caribbean tourism industry by 2015, marine scientists are predicting.
India’s first marine conservation reserve is coming up around Lakshadweep Islands.
With the continued increase in camping popularity and as the Summer camping season quickly approaches, ReserveAmerica, the United States' leading recreation reservation service announces the...
Submersible cameras offer a close look at the struggling habitats, helping scientists gauge how best to protect them. Whirring over a sun-streaked patch of tropical seafloor, a submersible...
Washington, May 4 : A new study has revealed that hurricanes and storms limit the ability of corals to "recruit" new corals into their community.
For a few days each year, most coral in the Great Barrier Reef spawn all at once, broadcasting buoyant bundles of egg and sperm that float to neighboring coral for fertilization. Now researchers have...
Washington, May 1 : Marine snails, sea urchins, and other aquatic animals are serving as research models for scientists at UC Riverside's Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, who...
An international fund that aids sustainable environment projects has committed US$63 million (€40 million) to help preserve Southeast Asia's Coral Triangle from overfishing and climate change, the...
Earthwatch-supported study reveals that climate change-related storms limit the number of coral recruits that enter a coral community.
Newly designated marine protected area, west of Queen Charlotte Islands, is 'just full of life,' lucky diver finds
The annual mass spawning of corals on the Palau archipelago in the western Pacific occurs right on cue.
A marine conservation organization said it wants to use rubble from the existing Interstate 10 bridge over Lake Pontchartrain to create two artificial reefs that would attract more fish to the area.
TURNING local waters into a coral paradise in 10 years - that is the plan of marine conservationists here. The 2018 target is part of a master Blue Plan, said Mr Francis Lee, chairman of the...
2:15 p.m. - The Micronesian Divers Association is making continued efforts to clean up Guam's coral reef system.
Washington, April 17 : A new scientific model has been developed that accurately maps where coral reefs are in the most trouble and identifies regions where reefs can be protected best.
SINGAPORE: In what’s hailed as a momentous occasion for conservationists in Singapore, experts will be transplanting some corals which were grown in a nursery to their new home.
AFP. SHEIKH SEID. SILVER bubbles pop to the surface as a snorkeler glides over a colourful coral reef, bright fish speeding to safety in its protective fronds.
Source: Reuters By Rob Taylor CANBERRA April 15 (Reuters) - Coral is again flourishing in the crater left by the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated by the United States, 54 years after the...
Could coral reefs be saved by bacteria?
Visitors cross a makeshift wooden bridge at the Yabiji coral reef off Miyakojima island in Okinawa Prefecture, site of the so-called phantom continent. About 2,000 tourists were expected to visit the...
A U.S. ichthyologist said an anglerfish specimen found in Indonesia off Ambon Island might represent a new family of fishes.University of Washington Professor Ted Pietsch said the fish has tan and...
The Asian craving for a particular reef fish is emptying our seas. HUNDREDS of fish cages bob up and down in the waters of Marudu Bay, off Kudat in Sabah. In these cages are sought-after marine...
Washington, April 6 : A new research has determined that in spite of efforts to preserve coral reef habitats through marine protected areas, their numbers are still declining.
With the widening of the Panama Canal scheduled to be completed in 2014, Port Everglades and other East Coast harbors have drawn up expansion plans to accommodate the huge freighters expected to...
A network of new marine nature reserves that will protect endangered species and habitats along Britain's coastline are among plans included in the government's long-awaited draft marine bill
Climate change may be predicted by fish who "eavesdrop" their way to healthy food sources using chemical cues given off by ocean organisms. This research, conducted by the University of North...
FISHERMEN caught more than 300 tonnes of shark in NSW last year - five times the usual amount, government papers obtained by The Daily Telegraph reveal.
WITH reference to your report (NST, March 23) on the proposed coal power plant at Darvel Bay, Sabah, we agree with the suggestion by Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) Malaysia that there is a need to...
TRENTON, New Jersey , March 26, 2008 (ENS) - Governor Jon Corzine Tuesday signed legislation imposing a moratorium on harvesting horseshoe crabs in New Jersey so that starving shorebirds can feed.
A unique project that relies on volunteers to survey coral reefs has produced startling results on the status of this marine habitat.
Over two hundred million humans depend for their subsistence on the fact that coral has an addiction to ‘junk food` - and orders its partners, the symbiotic algae, to make it. This curious...
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Several hundred years ago, the coral reefs of the Caribbean had up to six times more fish than they have today, according to a study published Wednesday.
While rabbits continue to ravage Australia`s native landscapes, rabbit fish may help save large areas of the Great Barrier Reef from destruction.
Tourism and overfishing have damaged nearly half of the West's largest reef.
The world's coral reefs are under threat. Overfishing, unsustainable tourism, coastal development, pollution, the global aquarium trade and climate change are having a devastating effect on these...
Fifty feet below the Caribbean's sun-dappled surface, schools of navy blue tangs drift like smoke, their languid progress mirrored by the gentle waving of purple sea fans and yellow tube sponges.
ISHIGAKIJIMA ISLAND, Okinawa Prefecture--The biggest outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish in years is threatening to devastate the nation's largest coral reefs, according to environmentalists.
Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises' Ocean Fund has awarded marine conservation grants totaling $800,000 to 19 marine conservation and environmental organizations.
Jamaica and other regional countries stand to lose many valuable species of fish because of warmer temperatures in the Caribbean Sea, according to one leading climate-change specialist in the region....
Coral reef fish spend weeks scouting out a new neighbourhood before they move in, scientists reveal.
Exposure to warmer waters makes young coral reef fish more likely to develop misshapen ear bones, with possibly fatal consequences
CORAL growth on the Great Barrier Reef has plummeted by more than 20 per cent as acidity rises in the world's oceans.
AN environmental campaigner has attacked plans to rip out one of Bahrain's coral reefs. The country risks losing its natural habitat forever unless urgent changes are made to planning policies, says...
KEY WEST, Fla. -- Florida Keys commercial fishing and conservation groups say they want coral reef protection policies that focus on pollution and climate change issues.
ABOARD THE NANCY FOSTER - Whirring over a sun-streaked patch of tropical sea floor, a submersible equipped with cameras is helping scientists map the struggling coral reefs off this U.S. Caribbean...
The reef off the coast of Bonaire has always been a popular scuba and snorkeling spot. This month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) designated Bonaire as having the most...
From sharks to microbes, scientists capture key data at the central Pacific's Line Islands archipelago. An ambitious expedition led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San...
DOHA • Qatar University's Environmental Studies Center (ESC), in collaboration with Qatar Petroleum (QP), has initiated the project for the introduction of artificial coral reef, a method which is...
A beautiful black, white and yellow butterflyfish, much admired by eco-tourists, divers and aquarium keepers alike, may be at risk of extinction, scientists have warned. The case of the Chevroned...
WASHINGTON, DC , February 24, 2008 (ENS) - Eighty-four percent of the world's coasts are being colonized by foreign aquatic species, according to a Nature Conservancy study published this week.
SERENE: Tourists take a plunge into the blue to look at the coral reef in Tobago. -Photo: JERMAINE CRUICKSHANK England's Prince Charles-who has become a global 'knight' of the environment-will spend...
PETALING JAYA: Once described by famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteau as a piece of art, Malaysia's islands owe much of their splendour to the coral reefs that surround them.
Washington, Feb 20 : An expedition, which will be the first ocean-scale study of the mysterious deep-sea corals, may fill large gaps in researchers' knowledge of climate and the evolution of marine...
Bottom trawling for fish stirs up billowing plumes of sediment that can be seen from space and destroys entire seafloor ecosystems, new imagery reveals.
First Ever Global Maps Reveal Spread and Severity of Marine Invasive Species (PRWeb Feb 19, 2008) Read the full story at ...
BOSTON, Massachusetts , February 19, 2008 (ENS) - Once plentiful sharks are vanishing from the world's oceans, and some species are even at risk of extinction a shark expert told fellow scientists at...
After decades of dives, a scientist offers a theory to explain the spectacular deceptions of cephalopods.
The small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has become a global conservation leader by establishing the world's largest marine protected area -- a California-sized ocean wilderness of pristine coral...
The Australian Marine Conservation Society is calling on the Territory Government to urgently release it's Marine Protected Areas Strategy for public consultation.
Butterfly fish at reefs near Tanjung Besi, Perhentian. Malaysia’s first reef report card serves up some good news, and some bad news. ELIZABETH JOHN finds out how our underwater gems fared.
Fishing, fertilizer runoff, pollution, shipping, climate change--these are just a few of the ways that human activities influence the oceans that cover 70 percent of Earth's surface. And in all that...
Boston, Mass.—New research shows that the second most diverse group of hard corals first evolved in the deep sea, and not in shallow waters.
Only 4% of the world's oceans remain untouched by human activity, a study shows.
The tiny central Pacific islands nation of Kiribati has declared the world's largest marine protected area _ a California-sized ocean wilderness of pristine coral reefs and rich fish and bird life...
A BLOKE having a shifty at Google Earth has just discovered a previously unlocated coral reef.
One day late last year, Chris Simpson was looking at the waters off the coast of Western Australia on Google Earth when he made an unusual discovery.
Anyone who has snorkeled or dived in Hawaii for any length of time has the same reaction; what happened to all the fish?
Parts of the Pacific Ocean may be combating global warming on their own.
The research team, led by NCAR scientist Joan Kleypas, looked at the Western Pacific Warm Pool, a region northeast of Australia where naturally warm sea-surface temperatures have risen little in...
MIAMI A University of Miami biologist has been awarded a $150,000 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation for his efforts to help coral reefs survive climate change.
OPERATORS of ships and other vessels may be hit with stiffer fines when they drop anchor and damage Barbados fragile coral reefs in the future.
Scientists are hoping to find new information about climate change by studying an unusual coral reef that is far from the famous Barrier Reef, hundreds of metres below the surface of the Southern...
In conjunction with the "International Year of the Reef", Monday night we explore the undersea world of coral reefs, and the issues that surround their survival.
A CORAL reef standing in the way of development of the $2.5 billion (BD945 million) Bahrain Bay is to be ripped out, following a U-turn by Manama Municipal Council yesterday.The decision comes just...
CARIBBEAN (9 Jan 2008) — Coral reefs in the Caribbean have suffered significant changes due to the proximal effects of a growing human population, reports a new study.
The Caribbean's fragile coral reefs were devastated in 2005 by a doubly whammy of record-high temperatures and 13 full-on hurricanes, according to a UN-sponsored report released Monday.
New coral reef maps reveal the highest percentage of live coral in the main Hawaiian Islands is off the Big Island, and supports studies indicating that geologically young islands generally have move...
Even pristine coral reefs are facing environmental challenges.
WASHINGTON - Experts decked in scuba gear and underwater robots are being deployed in the Caribbean to better understand the multiple threats to the world's coral as part of the International Year of...
Warmer seas and a record hurricane season in 2005 have devastated more than half of the coral reefs in the Caribbean, according to scientists.
WASHINGTON----As 17 countries and 30 organizations launch the International Year of the Reef today, three major environmental groups - World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy and Conservation...
Storm damage from waves and death of vital algae likely to become more common, report warns
Outbreaks of the notorious crown of thorns starfish now threaten the "coral triangle," the richest center of coral reef biodiversity on Earth. The starfish -- a predator that feeds on corals by...
How tiny coral reef fish larvae locate the reef habitat across vast expanses of water has remained an enduring mystery. An innovative observational tool, the OWNFOR (Orientation With No Frame...
New coral reef maps released today reveal the highest percentage of live coral in the Main Hawaiian Islands is off the Big Island. The maps also support studies indicating that geologically young...
Campaigns will be launched in southern and eastern provinces this year to promote public awareness of the need to protect Thailand's world-famous coral reefs, which face a serious threat of damage...
Outbreaks of the notorious crown of thorns starfish now threaten the “coral triangle,” the richest center of coral reef biodiversity on Earth, according to recent surveys by the Bronx Zoo-based...
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has donated $25 million to create a center in Monterey dedicated to protecting the world's oceans, officials announced Wednesday. Called the Center for Ocean...
The world's coral reefs are in alarming decline, but what - or who - is most to blame?
MAALAEA – Maui County is supporting reef awareness campaigns that include educational signage at beaches as attempts to tackle the problem of cigarette butt litter during the “International Year of...
Source: Reuters By Michael Kahn LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A growing human population is pushing coral reefs in the Caribbean to breaking point and saving them will require a new, larger-scale...