An experience with whale sharks on Ningaloo Reef is precious, undoubtedly, and it may well be a tick on a bucket list for ...

string reefs and fringing reefs. "Oyster reefs display a continuum of shape and orientation. But we can see three general morphologies," she said. Patch reefs, like the one at Crookhaven ...

Coral reefs are classified into three types: barrier reefs, fringing reefs and atolls. Barrier reefs are offshore and are separated from the mainland by water. Fringing reefs are continuous with the ...

Fringing coral reefs in southern China previously provided valuable economic benefits to the communities, including fisheries, gleaning for seaweeds and invertebrates, and vital protection against ...

The island is now home to up to 200,000 sea birds, which have helped to regenerate the coral reef fringing the island. “If we can recover this small place, this little circle, we can recover ...

the 300-kilometre Ningaloo Reef is one of the largest “fringing reefs” in the world. The unfolding mass bleaching looked to be the worst since 2011, Quigley said. Ocean waters lapping Western ...

But there are worrying signs of seaweed takeover on some reefs, including those fringing Yunbenun (Magnetic Island). We wondered – what if you could help corals by weeding out intruding seaweed?

Coral reefs around the world are losing their color at an unprecedented scale as a result of rising sea temperatures, federal marine scientists announced this week, with 84 percent of reefs ...

After a disastrous year for coral reefs in which abnormally high ocean temperatures served a fatal blow to many of the vital underwater ecosystems, researchers have found a glimmer of hope off the ...

The East Coast of the United States is known for its miles of gorgeous beaches, but now something beneath the surface has been discovered that makes it even more of a jewel. Thanks to 3D imagery ...

Scientists have recently discovered a reef off the Florida Keys have been completely bleached by a marine heat wave, leading to concerns about the ecosystem’s long-term stability. Scientists ...