A researcher in the Philippines is using an automated data tool to calculate the resilience of coral reefs in a biodiversity hot-spot in Asia's Coral Triangle. The Tawi-Tawi islands, in the far ...

China’s government released a report on Monday that claims a grounded Philippines warship at Second Thomas Shoal caused extensive damage to the shoal’s coral reef ecosystem. China claims a significant ...

In 1999, the Philippines intentionally grounded a navy transport ship, the BRP Sierra Madre, on Second Thomas Shoal, manned by Filipino marines, to enforce the country’s claim to the area.

More information: Natalie Levy et al, Ecosystem transplant from a healthy reef boosts coral health at a degraded reef, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54149-6 ...

Assembly rules of coral reef fish communities along the depth gradient. Current Biology, 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.02.040 ...

Fossil fuel projects are putting the Pacific Coral Triangle’s unique marine ecosystem at risk, according to a new report presented Oct. 31 at the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity summit ...

This ecosystem is teeming with life. The reef is home to over 70 hard coral species, 36 soft coral species, and more than 500 fish species. Plus, it has countless invertebrates.

Researchers have found a way of rescuing damaged coral reefs — by transplanting organisms from a healthy neighbor. The team, based at Bar-Ilan University, central Israel, say a Coral Reef Ecosystem ...