Back from the brink: the global effort to save coral from climate change
Underwater nurseries offer glimmer of hope for endangered ecosystems, encouraging growth of coral fragments on fibreglass structures anchored to the seabed
BRITAIN COULD (AND SHOULD) LEAD THE WORLD IN HIGH SEAS BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
The high seas are a giant ocean wilderness, a global commons that cover almost half of the surface of the planet. They protect terrestrial life from the impacts of climate change, capturing extra heat and absorbing over a quarter of man-made carbon dioxide.
Japan says it’s time to allow sustainable whaling
Few conservation issues generate as emotional a response as whaling. Are we now about to see countries killing whales for profit again?
A new dimension to marine restoration: 3D printing coral reefs
Australian group Reef Design Labs submerged a 3D-printed artificial coral reef earlier this month in the Maldives, with the hope that this advanced engineering method will help coral regeneration efforts.
Older than dinosaurs: last South African coelacanths threatened by oil exploration
Just 30 of the prehistoric fish known to exist, raising fears oil wells will push it to extinction
Coral reefs ‘weathered dinosaur extinction’
Corals may have teamed up with the microscopic algae which live inside them as much as 160 million years ago, according to new research.
Searching for the treasures of the deep: Deep-sea corals and sponges in national marine sanctuaries
Deep-sea corals and sponges are some of the oldest animals on Earth, living for hundreds of years at depths beyond direct human observation. Coral, sponge, and fish communities thrive in the cold, deep waters off California’s coast, but are rarely – if ever – visited or observed.
West Coast protects 140,000 square miles of ‘epic’ ocean habitat, in win-win for fishing and conservation
Treasure lies beneath the waves off Oregon’s coast. Forget gold and silver, these riches are a place called Daisy Bank. Colorful temperate corals rise from the seabed. Rockfish and shrimp shelter in giant sponges.
Meet the World’s 10 Most Endangered Sharks
There are more than 500 known species of sharks the world — most of them you’ve probably never heard of. In fact, almost 16 percent of all sharks are threatened with extinction (ranked as Vulnerable or higher by the IUCN).
NEW REPORT DIVES DEEP INTO THE MYEIK ARCHIPELAGO
The Myeik Archipelago along Myanmar’s southern coastline harbours hidden secrets including coral reefs teeming with life, abundant mangroves and seagrass beds, and unspoiled beaches.