For now, fish and coral are there. Note the qualifier, “for now.” Reefs, it must be said again and again, are perishable. They are vulnerable to ocean acidification, overfishing, runoff from ...

British marine biologist and photographer Richard Smith focuses his work on the ocean’s tiniest and weirdest creatures.

The ocean side of the reef begins the fore ... Anemone fish in the Indo-Pacific are another example of mutualism on coral reefs. The anemone fish lives among the stinging tentacles of the sea ...

Maui Ocean Center photo Tropical rainforests have ... schools of colorful reef fish, coral colonies with parrotfish grazing on algae, bird wrasses fluttering their pectoral fins, butterflyfishes ...

Aquaculture is a leading contributor to the failing health of the ocean. Shrimp ponds in Lombok, Indonesia, have devastated ...

Researchers Use the Sounds of Healthy Coral Reefs to Encourage Growth ... of water between different parts of the ocean) is a key influence for fish abundance across the Western Indian Ocean ...

A marine heatwave has caused "catastrophic" damage to the Great Barrier Reef but another region is also suffering the impacts ...

If shellfish populations collapse, the animals that eat them will also suffer, with ripple effects throughout the ocean's food web. Two important planetary ecosystems, coral reefs and polar ...

is a key influence for fish abundance across the Western Indian Ocean ... Oct. 14, 2024 — A new study has shown that selective breeding can lead to a modest rise in coral heat tolerance.