People in fishing towns are using dynamite to catch fish, a practice known as “blast fishing.” This practice is illegal in most parts of the world, including Sri Lanka. However,Continue Reading
A 10-million-pound blob is riding ocean currents toward Florida’s tip. The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, a 5,000-mile-long goopy mass of green, floating seaweed, is meandering its way through Florida andContinue Reading
A new research discovered that two typical reef-builders can withstand 2ºC of global warming. According to the research, two of the world’s most common reef-building coral species are remarkably resilientContinue Reading
A team of scientists was shocked when they accidentally stumbled upon an “exceptionally large” mass of coral, Porites sp. at Goolboodi (Orpheus Island) in the Great Barrier Reef that theyContinue Reading
British and Australian researchers rolled out another unorthodox strategy they say could help in restoration of dead coral reef. For their six-week study, scientists used dead coral to build 33Continue Reading
Bumphead parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum, is an important component of coral reef ecosystem, but is highly endangered globally. It is categorized as ‘vulnerable’ in the Red List of the International UnionContinue Reading
Earth’s coral reefs are dying at an alarming rate. The importance of saving Earth’s coral reefs is hard to overstate. Not only do they provide homes for wildlife, reefs alsoContinue Reading
A new study in the journal Science has found that the Earth’s oceans are warming far faster than experts had previously predicted, leading to a bleak outlook among climate scientists who sayContinue Reading
