The coral reefs off Tortuga Island in the Gulf of Nicoya are experiencing a remarkable revival, thanks to an innovative coral garden project spearheaded by local institutions and communities. Launched ...

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84 percent of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative ...

John "Charlie" Veron -- widely known as "The Godfather of Coral" -- is a renowned reef expert who has personally discovered nearly a quarter of the world's coral species and has spent the past 45 ...

While it's possible to kayak with your own set of snorkeling gear from the main island, it's best to venture to the Coral Gardens ... white tip reef sharks, stingrays and sea turtles swimming ...

Corals are essentially animals, which are sessile, meaning they permanently attach themselves ... reef. For instance, “the Great Barrier Reef contains over 400 coral species, 1,500 fish species, 4,000 ...

The UK Darwin Plus Initiative has provided funding for a new project to bolster the territory’s capacity to monitor and research coral reefs using advanced imaging technology. The project is being ...

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The year with the highest average sea surface temperature on record was 2022, which was associated with a strong negative Indian Ocean Dipole event and mass coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef, ...