Coral reefs are popular for their vibrant biodiversity. By combining web-scraped Instagram data from tourists and high-resolution live coral cover maps in Hawaii, we find that, regionally, coral reefs both attract and suffer from coastal tourism. Higher live coral cover attracts reef visitors, but...
tourismeconomicsocean policyinstrument choiceIn the United States, seven states and territorial jurisdictions have coral reefs: Hawaii, Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Reef-based coastal tourism and recreation ...
Coral reefs are nicknamed the rain forests of the sea. However, environmental degradation is inflicting serious damage on them, threatening the diversity of ocean life. Experts are calling for joint efforts to protect them. CGTN reporter Li Jianhua pays a visit to those most dedicated ...
MANADO, Indonesia, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) on Wednesday urged the world to save coral reefs by outlining a study report to the World Ocean Conference here, saying that a region harboring more than half of them were at risk of "major environmental and hum...
Coral reefs are crucial to the biodiversity of the world's oceans. They cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, but provide food and shelter to over 25% of all ocean creatures—up to 2 million species! Disney scientists and conservationists are working hard in Florida and around the world ...
Shelter availability in coral reefs is also determined by the structures of dead coral colonies, the caverns or interstices in the reef matrix, and at larger scales, by the spurs and grooves, fissures, walls and reef slopes (Friedlander and Parrish, 1998). Vegetative components, such as erect...
Coral reefs in tropics support most of the coastal fisheries that is consumed by a large number of people as an important source of animal protein. It has been estimated that reef fisheries yield 10% of the world’s fish catch and 25% of the fish catch in developing countries (Kathiresan...
Over 70% of the world's coastlines are eroding. With 200 million people worldwide reliant on the protection that coral reefs offer, communities and livelihoods are at risk in many habitats around the world.CCell Renewablesis a marine engineering company that is combating coastal erosion and enhanc...
Coral reefs can provide significant coastal protection benefits to people and property. Here we show that the annual expected damages from flooding would double, and costs from frequent storms would triple without reefs. For 100-year storm events, flood
This research was carried out as part of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Coral Reefs Project in an effort to better understand the effects of geologic and oceanographic processes on coral reef systems in the USA and its trust territories, and was supported by the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology...