A whopping 84% of coral reefs are affected by the latest global bleaching event, which is the worst on record.

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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) says a fisherman along the lower Columbia River, in the border region of ...

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Beneath the shimmering blue surface of our oceans lies a world of color and life so breathtaking it almost feels otherworldly ...

"I think people really need to recognize what they're doing … inaction is the kiss of death for coral reefs," said Melanie McField, co-chair of the Caribbean Steering Committee for the Global Coral ...

And reefs in the Persian Gulf, the Caribbean and the Red Sea have all also experienced bleaching. A 2014 to 2017 bleaching event previously held the record, according to NOAA. Almost 70 percent of ...

Snuba (underwater walking with an air-supplied helmet) is banned entirely in coral reef areas, as is feeding fish and other aquatic animals, touching or moving corals and throwing rubbish into the sea ...