The hard coral cover across the 50–80m depth range of Benham Bank was recorded at an overall mean of 30%, being substantially higher than other tropical mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) on ...

"It makes me happy to see the ones I've cared for grow bigger." Local residents develop ranches of unusual species to revive ...

The UP Marine Science Institute (MSI) is set to launch the first coral larvae cryobank facility in the Philippines to boost ...

BAUAN, PHILIPPINES, April 16 (Reuters) - A group of scuba diving experts and enthusiasts are setting up coral nurseries in a popular dive spot south of Philippine capital Manila to help in the ...

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

Global warming, mass coral bleaching, crown of thorns starfish, terrestrial run-off, coastal development and destructive blast fishing are impacting coral ecosystems around the world.

Coral reefs are one of the most at-risk aquatic ecosystems for this type of pollution. In a study of plastics on coral reefs, researchers found that 75% of the material found on the reefs came ...

"Many [deep-sea corals] live for hundreds of years, with some colonies living over 4,000 years," NOAA says, with latest discovery revealing nearly 84,000 individual coral mound peak features.

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 ...

An alliance of nations said on Tuesday members would raise $12 billion to protect coral reefs from threats such as pollution and overfishing, but experts warned the funding would only be a drop in ...