By Marco Lopez Rosie knows the Lighthouse Reef Atoll like the back of her fin. She calls this atoll home and is a matriarch ...

A new study suggests that the removal of predatory fish such as sharks from coral reefs may be a key factor driving outbreaks ...

Overfishing of sharks is linked to coral reef destruction. Without sharks, smaller fish stop eating coral-eating starfish.

A specialist in capturing reef fish in coral caves and crevices ... tucked tightly into cracks and crevices in the coral are a target, as the shark’s slender body allows it to squeeze into ...

But some, like the tiger shark, are powerful enough to bite ... (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala), closely resembles the reef's rocky, algae- and coral-encrusted bottom, where it lies in wait for ...

Researchers have found that reef fish from the Arabian Gulf, the world's hottest sea, exhibit a higher tolerance to temperature fluctuations compared to those from more thermally stable coral reefs.

Coral reefs are some of the world's most diverse ecosystems. Despite making up less than 1% of the world's oceans, one ...

Shark sightings by scuba divers reveal the movements of marine predators throughout the year, according to a study published February 26, 2025 in the open-access journal PLOS One by George Balchin, ...

The 2025 whale shark season is off to an exciting start with the first sightings of these gentle giants at Ningaloo Reef. Ningaloo Aviation spotted two whale sharks during a scenic flight ...

A new study suggests the removal of predatory fish such as sharks from coral reefs may be a key factor driving outbreaks of coral-eating ...