Coral disease threatens reefs of US Virgin Islands

The disease — believed to be Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) — has left corals in the region with large, stark-white …

One drop of sunscreen can damage a fragile coral reef system, says report

A chemical found in these creams and lotions not only kills the corals but also causes DNA damage in both adults and larvae

Great Barrier Reef authority sees 'vibrant future' ahead

Mass bleaching episodes in 2016 and 2017 killed about half the corals in the central and northern sections of the reef

Fish stocks in Asia-Pacific to be over by 2048

Economic growth is leading to the decline of biodiversity, says a report released in Colombia

Saving coral reefs like these can save other ecosystems

Limiting greenhouse gas emissions, rebuilding fish stocks and improving quality of water can help protect reefs

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 …

Tamil Nadu deploying artificial reefs to save sinking islands

Deploying artificial reefs parallel to the sinking islands reduces the effect of currents and natural corals fuse over time to start regeneration

60% of all coral reefs bleached in Maldives: IUCN

Some sites have experienced 90 per cent coral bleaching, finds IUCN survey

World could soon witness ‘historic’ coral die-offs

Severe coral bleaching has been reported across Northern Pacific

Ocean floor disintegrating rapdily due to manmade CO2

Excess carbon dioxide in the sea is using all the seafloor calcite that has helped maintain pH levels for millennia, says the study published in&…

Just 5 countries have 70% of world’s remaining wilderness: study

Climate change impacts can worsen if wilderness is not protected immediately on a global level, says the study published in Nature

Invasive marine sponge found in Gulf of Mannar

An invasive and deadly marine sponge species is growing aggressively over live coral colonies in Van Island in the Mannar Bay

Dying coral reefs, impacts of El Niño and other news from this week

While coral bleaching is destroying the Great Barrier Reef, Malaysia and Indonesia are struggling to control forest fires originating from …

Ocean heatwaves likely to increase as planet warms: study

Marine heawaves have already become longer-lasting and more frequent, extensive and intense and this trend is likely to accelerate under further …

Marine invasive alien species threaten islands in Asia-Pacific

The species, which is little understood but is a serious threat to biodiversity, will make for a key topic of discussion at the IPBES meet

Great Barrier Reef is at risk from climate change, Australia admits

Days after allowing expansion of coal port on the site, the Australian government has now issued a report identifying various threats to it

Eroding coasts need protection—and new solutions are at hand

Seawalls and other common strategies to control erosion don’t always protect the land. Another possibility? Living shorelines

The Philippines, Australia partner to study ecosystem services of coral reefs, mangroves

Economic cost of dredging on Great Barrier Reef could be as high as $1 billion

Rising sea temperatures pose a threat to coral reefs: Study

Three mass bleaching events occurred in 1998, 2010 and 2016, impacting five major Indian coral reef regions — in Andaman, Nicobar, …

Fishing and coral reef degradation threaten parrotfish in Andaman

New study says presence of a protected area, live coral and algal cover, significantly influences distribution and abundance of the specie

Hit by slime, Caribbean corals at risk of extinction

Loss of algae grazers could wipe out the corals in the next 20 years

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