Huaguang Reef, one of the expansive atolls in the Xisha Islands, is completely mature, stretching 31 kilometers from east to west and 12 kilometers from north to south. Positioned as a concealed reef ...

6% of the planet's oceanic area, yet houses 76% of all known coral species in the world. This massive marine region spans approximately six million square kilometers across the western Pacific Ocean, ...

The Coral Triangle is the largest system of marine protected areas in the world. Home to more than 500 corals and 2,500 coral reef fishes, the triangular waters surrounding the Philippines, Malaysia, ...

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Member nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) approved regulating trade in humphead wrasse, a giant coral reef fish threatened by the luxury food trade in Asia.

A team of researchers have identified unexpected ways coral reef fish living in the warmest waters on earth, in the Arabian Gulf, have adapted to survive extreme temperatures. A team of researchers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Almost one decade of recorded data retrieved from deep coral ...

Research led by James Cook University has shown the devastating impacts of severe cyclones on corals and coral reef fishes, highlighting changes in coral reef structure that influence long-term ...

A new study has found that oceanographic connectivity (the movement and exchange of water between different parts of the ocean) is a key influence for fish abundance across the Western Indian Ocean ...

The escape response to evade perceived threats is a fundamental behavior seen throughout the animal kingdom, and laboratory studies have identified specialized neural circuits that control this ...

When the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council voted in March to restore commercial fishing in parts of four ...