Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium celebrated the official opening of its Florida Coral Reef Restoration Crab Hatchery Research Center Monday as the first fully operational Caribbean king crab ...

Scientists discover hidden crab diversity among coral reefs Date: March 30, 2023 Source: Florida Museum of Natural History Summary: The Indo-West Pacific is the largest marine ecosystem on Earth ...

The crabs will be released at seven iconic reef sites targeted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for Mission Iconic Reefs, a $100 million plan to restore coral cover at those ...

Gall crabs are tiny, and yet these crustaceans have evolved fluorescence to help them be concealed within hideouts they have ...

A study led by Associate Professor Kelton McMahon at University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography has found that food webs on tropical reefs are more fragile than we once thought.

That would increase coral coverage on those seven reefs – the Carysfort Reef Complex and Horseshoe Reef in the upper keys; Cheeca Rocks and Sombrero Key in the middle keys; and Looe Key ...

Caribbean king crabs are very efficient at removing seaweed from coral reefs because they eat all kinds of algae. Too much algae can kill corals because they block out the light. Courtesy of A ...

Coral reefs are facing a steep decline today for many reasons, including climate change, overfishing, pollution, disease, and more. What's taking their place is lots and lots of seaweed. But ...

When Sarasota’s Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium opened its Florida Coral Reef Restoration Crab Hatchery Research Center last month, it aimed to produce 34,000 Caribbean king crabs within the ...

For many reasons, including climate change, coral reefs are dying around the world. But scientists say some crabs eat coral-choking seaweed and algae and may help with restoring coral reefs.

Coral's best defender against an army of sea stars: Crabs Date: September 30, 2014 Source: Smithsonian Summary: Coral reefs face a suite of perilous threats in today's ocean.