The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) led by NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program is the largest monitoring effort globally to support the conservation of reefs. Scientists with NOAA’s AOML Coral Program and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) lead the monitoring efforts in the Gulf of America, Caribbean and the Atlantic […] The post AOML leads National Coral Reef Monitoring Program operations throughout the Atlantic appeared first on NO...| NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Header Image: Identifying Coral Species. Credit: The Kohala Center. Hānau ka ʻUkukoʻakoʻa, hānau kāna, he ʻĀkoʻakoʻa, puka Born was the coral polyp, born was the coral, came forth Article written by: Cindi Punihaole & Kathleen Clark – The Kohala Center. The Kumulipo, a Hawaiian genesis chant, reveals to us that the coral polyp was [...]Read More...| Mission Blue
Header Image: The Conflict Islands. Credit – Conflict Islands Conservation Initiative (CICI). A tiny and remote atoll off Papua New Guinea holds an extraordinary secret: it is home to more than 400 species of coral. The Conflict Group of Islands, named after the HMS Conflict whose crew first identified them on British navigation charts in [...]Read More...| Mission Blue
Coral reefs are rich ecosystems that provide food, shelter, and structure for marine life. Learn how they work and why they’re so important for manta rays.| Manta Ray Advocates Hawaii
In a new study, scientists at AOML show with one ESA-listed coral species, the spread of SCTLD may be inhibited by high temperatures.| NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Explore AOML's new urban coral VR experience—available at the Frost Science Museum, on VR headsets, or online via YouTube.| NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
South Florida is comprised of 350 miles of the only barrier coral reef in North America - and the third largest in the world.| NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
A coral ‘rope’ nursery in the Maldives. Luca Saponari/University of Milan, CC BY-ND Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University; Clelia Mulà, The University of Western Australia, and Giovanni Strona, University of Helsinki Coral reefs are much more than just a pretty place to visit. They are among the world’s richest ecosystems, hosting about a third […]| ConservationBytes.com
Scientists at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) and CIMAS deployed a new series of Sofar “Spotter” buoys| NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
What lies hidden beneath the sea is one of the Earth's biggest mysteries, with only 5% of the area explored - but the Schmidt Ocean Institute is changing this.| MarineBio Conservation Society