This is a big deal. Coral reefs support about a quarter of all marine biodiversity in just 1 percent of the ocean’s space. And so tropical reef fish, among the most vulnerable organisms when it ...

Global warming, turtles, and coral reef fish. BIO 209. ... They also inferred that other tropical species with relatively narrow thermal ranges would experience similar issues as global temperatures ...

Oregon State University. "Lionfish Decimating Tropical Fish Populations, Threatening Coral Reefs." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2008 / 07 / 080717164319.htm (accessed June 4, 2025).

Columbia Shallows is a dive site that welcomes divers of all skill levels, with depths between 20 and 30 feet. This location is renowned for its expansive coral formations and marine life, including ...

A small, strikingly beautiful damselfish that is new to science was identified on a coral reef on Madagascar’s northeastern coast In 2018, Christmas arrived early for reef enthusiasts and marine ...

See How Fish Get From Coral Reefs to Your Aquarium Tank. A group of marine conservationists traced each step in the process, from capture to display. By Jani Hall. March 29, 2018 ...

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If you go to the aquarium in the next few weeks, you may see something far bigger — and sparklier — than the usual tropical fish swimming through the Great Maya Reef exhibit.

Breeding Aquarium Fish Can Help Save Reefs. People are still figuring out how to breed many species in captivity, but new advances could help halt reef destruction and protect vulnerable wild fish.

Rats and rodents are typically are more associated with trash heaps and urban space—not the abundance of colorful life that surrounds the ocean’s coral reefs. True to their invasive nature ...

The future looks grim for coral reefs. Warmer oceans, overfishing, pollution, and gradually acidifying waters have destroyed more than a third of the world’s shallow tropical coral reefs. Just ...