2 iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, study finds – we witnessed the reef’s bleaching and devastation

The crucial reef-building corals were decimated by a marine heat wave in the Florida Keys. Can advances in restoration help ...
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2 Florida Coral Species ‘Functionally Extinct’ Due to Heat, Study Says

According to a study published in the journal Science, climate change has rendered elkhorn and staghorn coral "functionally ...

Heat has essentially wiped out 2 key coral species on Florida reefs

Elkhorn and staghorn coral are functionally extinct around the state, researchers say, meaning they no longer play any ...

Heat Virtually Wipes Out 2 Key Coral Species Off Florida

MARK HIXON, a professor of marine biology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, on what it was like to witness his favorite coral reef die. Two species of coral in Florida have gone functionally ...
Courthouse News Service

Fish scared away from coral reef spawning site due to fishing, study finds

(CN) — Fisheries targeting coral reefs north of the Maldives could be jeopardizing the health of squaretail grouper populations by scaring fish away from their mating sites, according to a new study ...
Science Daily

Plenty more fish in the sea? Environmental protections account for around 10 percent of fish stocks on coral reefs

New research shows that international conservation efforts account for approximately 10 percent of fish stocks on coral reefs. New research from the University of Sydney shows that international ...
Mongabay

Sunken ships in Sri Lanka’s Colombo attract more fish than coral reefs

Shipwrecks host more diverse fish assemblages compared with natural coral reefs off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka’s commercial capital. Research shows that shipwrecks provide more complex structures ...