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 ...

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 ...

Off the coast of Port St. Joe, Florida, more than 290 artificial reefs host scores of sea creatures. The idea is to provide a habitat for aquatic life where natural reefs are either damaged or absent ...

It’s no secret that Florida’s iconic coral reefs are in trouble. Repeated body blows from hurricanes, pollution, disease, ...

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 ...

Floating about 500 feet offshore of Illinois Beach State Park, Hillary Glandon tightened her scuba goggles, grabbed a small masonite plate from a nearby kayak and dove beneath the Lake Michigan ...

APO Reef’s white sand beach with crystal clear water and seagrass. Known as Mindoro’s “crown jewel,” the Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP) is home to some of the world’s diverse fish species, corals, and ...

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 ...

The world we know today is changing faster than at any point in recent history. Our most iconic natural landmarks face ...

Have you ever wondered how old Texas oyster reefs are? One Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi doctoral candidate, Kelley Savage, is about two years into studying oyster ...