Mar. 26, 2025 — Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and Elkhorn (A. palmata ...

A lionfish in the coral reef. Image by Fritz Pinnow for Mongabay. In the Honduran town of Tela, a group of locals led by divemaster Mario Motiño Jr. and his father, Mario Sr., have turned to ...

Without a natural predator, invasive lionfish, which damage coral reefs, have become widespread throughout the Caribbean over the last several decades. To prevent further harm off the northern ...

Coral reefs are marine structures created by calcifying coral animals and their algal symbionts. Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas ...

Coral reefs are some of the world's most diverse ecosystems. Despite making up less than 1% of the world's oceans, one quarter of all marine species spend some portion of their life on a reef.

Cloud, underwater cameras, GPS, and 4G technologies are breathing life into the degraded coral system off the coast of Mauritius Coral reefs are present in under 1% of the world's oceans, yet they ...

The reef is so large that it's visible from space. It covers an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometers ...

Their Reef Solutions team is developing solutions to rebuild reefs and improve coral resilience–before it’s too late.

See where coral in the world's largest coral reef system has been bleached to death. By Lauren E. James This story appears in the August 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine.

A collaboration with actor and advocate Auli'i Cravalho and AMV Stream, the film, presented by the SHEBA® brand, highlights the inspiring stories of the "reef builders" fighting to help save ...