Coiba’s deadly reputation led few to venture ... along with an impressive number of orchid bees. The coral reefs surrounding the island are the second biggest along the American Pacific coast.

Importantly, this indicates that even the upper sea level rise bounds are within the survival limits of resilient reef ...

At 194 square miles, Coiba is the largest island in Central ... fish-filled waters sporting a ring of protective coral reef—one of the largest in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Another new coral found in Panama's Coiba National Park ... in the genus Thesea was discovered in the threatened low-light reef environment on Hannibal Bank, 60 kilometers off mainland Pacific ...

As we look for more ways to travel sustainably, it’s of no surprise that our eyes are drawn towards the magnificent blue ...

Coiba National Park, off the southwest coast of Panama ... Furthermore the Eastern Pacific reefs, such as those within the property, are characterized by complex biological interactions of their ...

Another important herbivore that controls algae growth in coral reefs is the long-spined black ... waters from the bottom to rise), and in the Coiba National Park, where there is no upwelling ...

The mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world since February 2023 is now the most extensive on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told Reuters this week.

The massive coral is not a coral reef, structures that can be far larger but are comprised of many distinct coral colonies, they explained. "While Big Momma looked like a huge scoop of ice cream ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels ...

By Catrin Einhorn The world’s coral reefs are in the throes of a global bleaching event caused by extraordinary ocean temperatures, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and ...