The artificial reefs will provide a skeleton for natural reef to grow. Several acres of 3D-printed artificial reefs are currently being planted in coastal North Carolina to bolster the region's ...

Divers are essentially tourists who love coral reefs and invest a lot of time and effort to watch them. Unfortunately, divers also cause damage to corals, often unintentionally, through disturbing and ...

With another El Niño expected in 2026, only a short time after the last one, many reefs will not have had sufficient time to ...

The U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) approved a resolution on Oct. 26 that designates coral reefs along U.S. states and territories as national infrastructure. This resolution makes it easier to ...

Sandra Mendoza Quiroz knows how depressing news about coral reefs are – at least usually. Having worked to restore coral reefs in her native Mexico, she’s seen her efforts decimated over and over ...

The researchers found that coral reefs across the world could raise sustainable fish production by almost 50 percent. This increase could provide between 20,000 and 162 million extra fish servings per ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator White sharks play a crucial ecological role as apex predators, regulating ...

As climate change causes ocean temperatures to rise, coral bleaching events are expected to become more frequent. So, scientists are looking for ways to help coral reefs recover more quickly, and a ...