Coral life is vibrant inside "marine protected areas" (MPA) at a reef off of the Fiji Islands and nearly decimated in overfished areas, where seaweed has overgrown corals. Fisheries regulations ...

Excessive seaweed growth on reefs can block sunlight from corals’ surfaces, release chemicals that affect coral survival, slow the corals’ growth and make it harder for new corals to establish ...

We have analyzed indicators of reef health and resilience and assessed the roles parrotfish play in controlling seaweed, ...