A new study has found that nearly half the coral trout caught on the Great Barrier Reef come from marine reserves—where ...

Daniel Wangpraseurt is a marine biologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. He received his bachelor’s ...

Dec. 18, 2024 — Artificial light can wake sleeping fish and attract predators, changing nighttime coral reef communities, according to new research using novel underwater infrared ...

A free-living coral species defies traditional coral behavior by actively migrating toward light using a strategy reminiscent ...

When it comes time to migrate, Queensland University of Technology research has found how a free-living coral ignores the classic advice and goes straight towards the light.

Researchers have discovered that the coral species Cycloseris cyclolites can 'walk' across the ocean floor, migrating toward ...

However, coral reefs are living organisms that can grow with changing sea levels. The results of the work show that reefs could provide some of the highest benefits to property and vulnerable ...

These submersible structures are already aiding conservation efforts around the world, from Gibraltar to Singapore.

Researchers are urging policymakers to take action in light of 'catastrophic' damage to the world's largest coral reef system ...

Children, elderly, minorities, and those living below the poverty line would benefit the most from restoration. Researchers at UC Santa Cruz and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) developed a modeling ...