A recent study has established a predictive framework for identifying the source populations of Chondria tumulosa, a ...

Researchers said Honaunau Bay now has an average of 51 sea urchins per square meter. This is considered to be the highest ...

The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures ...

The positive contributions of Marine Lab students and scientists continue to enrich the cultural and biological systems of ...

Volcanic islands, such as those in Hawaii and the Caribbean, are often fringed by coral reefs – ring-shaped structures that ...

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

Prochlorococcus, a genus of bacteria that’s key to oxygen production in the ocean, tends to disappear when faced with marine ...

The Oculina Bank coral reef, found nowhere else in the world, is thousands of years old and habitat for species of grouper ...

Urgent action is critical to safeguard coral reefs. Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, emphasizes integrating ...

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

Support is growing to limit or ban boats and fishing at a "pretty special" reef off the Sunshine Coast, as authorities ...