US Virgin Islands approves bill to ban toxic sunscreen

Sunscreens with chemicals — oxybenzone or octinoxate — can cause death among developing corals and increase coral bleaching 

11 billion pieces of plastic bring disease threat to coral reefs

Coral reefs in the Asia-Pacific have been deluged with an estimated 11.1 billion pieces of plastic waste, increasing the risk of coral disease …

The Great Barrier Reef can repair itself, with a little help from science

Corals on the Great Barrier Reef that are tolerant to warmer waters can be used to help repair other parts of the reef damaged by bleaching events

Coral bleaching influenced by location, other factors: Study

The study, conducted on coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, found that heat was not the only driver of bleaching

Funding not enough to save Great Barrier Reef

Australia’s federal budget is US $400 million short of the money needed to protect the reef from pollution