Support is growing to limit or ban fishing around a "mind-blowing" reef in south-east Queensland as authorities install moorings to protect the vulnerable coral.The Queensland government will create ...

Coral reef information. Read current news articles on coral reefs in danger due to coral bleaching. See photos of coral reef fish and sponges. Learn about coral reef conservation.

Coral reefs offer crucial habitat for marine creatures and protection for coastal communities, ... The maps are being used to inform policy decisions about marine protected areas, ...

The fate of coral reefs has been written with a degree of certainty rare in climate science: at 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming, most are expected to die.

It is projected that by 2050 more than 90 percent of the Coral Triangle’s reefs will be critically threatened by climate impacts. As reefs fail, food insecurity in the region will become calamitous.

If you’re headed to Cozumel and love the water, don’t skip the National Marine Park. This protected stretch of the Mesoamerican Reef offers some of the best snorkeling and diving in the world ...

This study measured the growth rate of coral reefs in Honaunau Bay, Hawaii, using on-site data gathering and aerial imagery. Researchers found that the reefs are being eroded by sea urchin ...

There might be an upside to the loss of coral reefs. Their decline would mean oceans can absorb up to 5 per cent more carbon dioxide by 2100, researchers estimate, slowing the build up of this ...

As coral reefs struggle to adapt to warming waters, high levels of pollution and sea-level rise, ballooning sea-urchin populations are threatening to push some reefs in Hawaii past the point of ...

New 3D mapping underwater drones have revealed alarming coral reef degradation off the coast of Western Australia. But researchers hope the data gained by the fully autonomous surveyors can help ...

Beneath the crystal-clear waters of the South China Sea surrounding Mersing islands lies a vibrant, thriving ecosystem of coral reefs. Located 10km to 65km off Johor’s east coast, the Mersing ...