A new project in the Caribbean is setting out to save coral reefs – and the world. The Ocean-Shot Project, spearheaded by climate scientist Dr. Deborah Brosnan, launched in 2021 to develop a ...

Across the Caribbean and in Florida, scientists are pouring their time and resources into restoring reefs by planting (or “outplanting”) bits of coral on the seafloor. Yet without also ridding ...

Caribbean coral reefs have been warming for at least 100 years Data also reveals increase in amount and length of reef-disrupting abnormal heatwave events Date: March 9, 2022 Source: PLOS Summary ...

Competitive seaweed Fast growing seawood is placing greater pressure on coral reefs in the Caribbean than other parts of the world, say Australian marine biologists. The health of the reefs around ...

Blaming Caribbean coral reef destruction on global warming is leaving them vulnerable to overfishing, tourism, and the Panama Canal. Coral cover has more than halved since the 1970s and the reefs ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – An international conservation organization is painting a grim picture of the Caribbean's iconic coral reefs. The International Union for Conservation of Nature says the ...

Here, using measures of gross and net carbonate production and erosion from 19 Caribbean reefs, we show that contemporary carbonate production rates are now substantially below historical (mid- to ...

A Caribbean coral reef discovery marks a new chapter in understanding and saving corals. A story of hope in troubling times. The discovery of a coral reef in Belize and Guatemala, larger than the ...

A Caribbean coral reef discovery marks a new chapter in understanding and saving corals. A story of hope in troubling times. The discovery of a coral reef in Belize and Guatemala, larger than the ...