New research indicates reef passes — channels that cut through coral reefs and serve as conduits for ocean water and ...

Pictured is a shallow reef flat channel on the atoll of Tetiaroa, located north of Tahiti in the Society Islands. MIT researchers have found evidence that island rivers may carve out paths in ...

The study stresses the need for data-driven monitoring of reef conditions. Tools like coral colony volume assessments, ...

Most coral reefs do not thrive in nutrient-poor “marine deserts” as once believed, but instead flourish in nutrient-rich ...

Tropical coral reefs encrust the coastlines of islands and continents near Earth’s equator but this zone, which has offered ...

By Ramesh Srivatsava ARUNACHALAM[1]The Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), scheduled for June 9-13, 2025, in Nice, France, represents an unprecedented opportunity for global marine conservation as ...

That allows the distribution of corals to shift over time. Major ocean currents can carry baby corals to temperate seas. If new coral reefs form there as the waters warm, these areas might act as ...

The maps also support the data-gathering process, which includes both low- and high-tech components. Divers swim the reefs, making observations that fall in various categories, such as coral ...

Map showing the Malindi and Watamu marine protected areas ... This is done to assist in understanding the distribution of coral reefs, as well as its association with its surrounding marine features.