July 25th, 2018 A team of Irish marine scientists may have discovered a new species of coral in the deep ocean off Ireland’s west coast. The researchers announced the finding on their return to land following a three-week survey led by the national seabed mapping programme ((INFOMAR) to examine the deep Read more…
March 6th, 2018 The destruction of coral reefs is a larger threat to tropical coastlines than higher sea levels, according to a new international study. The research published in ScienceAdvances found that tropical coastlines are at a greater risk of erosion from larger wave heights after live coral has been Read more…
August 25th, 2017 In a rare piece of good news on the status of our coral reefs, a new report has documented the spectacular recovery of reefs in Belize thanks to a grassroots movement bringing together scientists, environmentalists, fishermen and tour operators. The Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Initiative (HRI) Read more…
1 June, 2017 New research published in the journal PeerJ, reports that strict conservation and protection measures has failed to halt the destruction of coral reefs in the Hawaiin Islands, with 90% of Hawaiian coral reefs suffering bleaching in 2014 and 2015. Widespread bleaching of coral reefs, whereby corals expel Read more…