By mid-August, the reefs in Eilat displayed widespread bleaching—a phenomenon where symbiosis between coral and algae fails, typically due to high water temperatures. This breakdown forces algae ...

in Eilat, Israel. Coral reefs are complete ecosystems, and although the reef in Eilat is perhaps capable of withstanding climate change, it is also under threat from human factors - tourism ...

Expansive coral reefs teeming with life ... scientists at the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat noticed that in the span of just a few days, the entire population of the ...

“Stony corals build coral reefs, and the types we studied are very common in the Gulf of Eilat,” added Navon. “Coral reefs are a cornerstone of marine biodiversity. They provide ...

thus preserving both dive tourism and the coral reef. The problem was noticed years ago in Eilat, and, as a result, in cooperation with the Nature and Parks Authority, Prof. Nadav Shashar of Ben ...

Until recently this was one of the dominant species in Eilat’s coral reef – the black sea urchins with long spines familiar to all of us. Sea urchins in general, and Diadema setosum in ...

The researchers: "Mass mortality of sea urchins in the Mediterranean Sea has spread to the Gulf of Eilat and threatens to destroy the coral reef. Within just two days a healthy sea urchin becomes ...

A scuba diver checks coral reefs in the Red Sea off the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat on June 12, 2017. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images, FILE According to the National Ocean Service ...

The cruise passes through the border lookout, the fish and coral reserve, the dolphin reef, Eilat port and the navy. Prices: NIS 45 per child, NIS 60 per adult. And if you have already exhausted ...

Eilat is home to the ecological wonder of the planet's northernmost shallow-water reef and passionate about protecting it and other coral reefs. Coral is facing serious threats from climate change ...