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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 ...
THE University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) is set to launch the country’s first coral restoration ...
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.
"Discovery about coral-algal symbiosis could help coral reefs recover after bleaching events." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 2 May 2022. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 05 / 220502170913.htm>.
"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 ...