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
“So the clue was, ‘This temperate coral undergoes quiescence in the winter. Another word for this is … ?’” Anya Brown has spent most of her adult life around coral reef systems. Her brother, meanwhile, has cultivated a career as a writer on the American quiz show, “Jeopardy!”| Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute
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
A new study by scientists at the AOML and the CIMAS provides new insights for effective restoration of the crucial reef-building coral species Acropora palmata, or Elkhorn coral.| 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