Southwest of Turneffe Atoll, Utila is at the southern reaches of the Great Maya Reef, a larger system that includes the Belize Barrier Reef. The smallest of the majorBay Islands, Utila has dozens of excellent dive sites with thriving corals and plentiful pelagic fish. But the big attraction ...
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park encompasses approximately 70 nautical square miles. Read more Snorkeling Tours The living, shallow-water coral reefs of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary are vibrant with color and activity. Our 2 and a half-hour (round trip) snorkeling tours are stri...
“According to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, sea surface temperatures from Cape Tribulation to Townsville have been up to 2C higher than normal for the time of year for more than a month.” –Elle Hunt (Continue reading: Images of new bleaching on Great Barrier Reef heighten...
Laboratory of Dr. Kristen Marhaver | Science & Sci-Comm for Reef Recovery | CARMABI Research Station | Curaçao
Marvel at the multicolored magnificence of our living coral reef—all while you dine! Panoramic windows give every table an insider view into the awesome, underwater world of The Seas with Nemo & Friends. The Seas is one of the largest man-made ocean environments on the planet, and holds ...
Here, we applied underwater photogrammetry to quantify shelter volumes provided by individual coral colonies. Overall, 120 3D models of coral colonies from branching, massive, columnar and tabular growth forms were studied. Three reefscapes were also 3D modeled. The study encompasses three Indo-...
The Coral Reef Breakthrough seeks to protect at least 125,000 square kilometres of shallow-water tropical coral reefs. Coral Reef Breakthrough: An Initiative to Safeguard World's Coral Reefs Coral reefs are essential for marine biodiversity and climate resilience, supporting at least a quarter ...
Park, M. T.Curry, R. W.Shinn, E. A. (1980). Geologic history of Grecian Rocks, Key Largo Coral Reef Marine Sanctuary. Bulletin of Marine Science 30, 646-656.Shinn EA, Salomonson VV, Bhavsar PD (1980) Geologic history of Grecian Rocks, Key Largo Coral Reef Marine Sanct...
over larger areas18,19,20and limited quantifiable success in doing so20,21. Despite this, recent strategic efforts to control the corallivorous Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (CoTS,Acanthaster c.f. solaris), on the Great Barrier Reef (Fig.1) have been correlated with increased coral cover through...
However, the presence of a number of trans-Pacific species in the ETP, such asP. lobataandPocillopora damicornis, implies that the EPB has, at least historically, been breached3. When and how frequently cross-EPB genetic exchange occurs has implications for both the origin of ETP reef faunas3...