Protection measures of the Marine Protected Areas have enable red coral colonies (Corallium rubrum) to recover partially in the Mediterranean Sea, reaching health levels similar to those of the ...

Red coral plays an important role in the Mediterranean ecosystem. After France’s conquest of Algeria in 1830, the coral trade played a vital role in the settlement of Europeans and the country’s ...

They say corals are the key to the existence and functions of coral reefs. Heatwaves threaten the existence of the reefs entirely, a situation that could affect sea life for almost all sea creatures.

The Mediterranean Red Coral Research Programme was initiated in March 2020 by FAO, through the GFCM, with the aim of gathering information on priority species and providing advice to Mediterranean ...

Sea urchins in Israel's Gulf of Eilat have been dying off at an alarming rate, researchers announced Wednesday — a development that threatens the Red Sea’s prized coral reef ecosystems.

“We predict that in just a short time, the entire population of these sea urchins, in both the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, will get sick and die.” A report has been submitted to the Israel Nature ...

The only other Red Sea soft coral to be identified to date in the Eastern Mediterranean is Melithaea erythraea. That was first documented in the waters warmed by the Hadera power plant, just off ...

New Red Alga Discovered In Mediterranean Sea Date: May 18, 2009 ... given that it is a species characteristic of the coral lining situated between 30 and 45 metres below the surface", ...

The Mediterranean Sea has been warming 20 percent faster than the global ocean average, ... “Red coral doesn’t contribute to nutrition, but it does contribute to livelihoods, ...

In 2003, a marine heat wave devastated coral reef communities in the Mediterranean Sea, including the reefs in the Scandola Marine Reserve, a protected region off the coast of Corsica. More than ...

A deadly epidemic has killed the whole population of black sea urchins in the Gulf of Eilat in the last few months, and continues to spread through the Red Sea threatening unique coral reefs ...

The Algerian harraga take different maritime routes from Algeria to reach Europe: one from the coasts of Oran (West Algeria) towards continental Spain, the other one (less developed) links the ...