We all know that coral skeletons are made from calcium carbonate and that they can dissolve in warm acidic conditions. As the oceans warm and acidify, corals along with other ‘calcifiers’ will find it hard to contribute enough structure to maintain present reefs and the benefits they [...]
Join the Nautilus Exploration Program for its 2020 Expedition as the Corps of Exploration shines new light on little-known regions of the deep sea along the North American West Coast, from British Columbia to Southern California. On August 28,2020, the Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) — led by [...]
You may well have seen images of the oil spill that is blighting the reefs and beaches of this lovely island. While the media reports that much of the fuel oil has now been pumped out of MV Wakashio, a great deal has already washed ashore damaging reefs, seagrass meadows, and mangroves. I [...]
Cape Town (dpa) – Mauritius’ Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth declared a state of environmental emergency on Friday as the Indian ocean island battled to contain an oil spill caused by a Japanese freighter that ran aground off the coast of a popular tourist island. The oil seeped from the [...]
Coral Guardian offers a training program, the Blue Center, dedicated to any project leader wishing to develop their own coral reef restoration project around the world. In 2015, Coral Guardian launched its pilot project for participatory marine conservation around Hatamin island, near Komodo [...]
Coming soon, Casino Reef and Shedding Some Light the Coral Care Difference. This week Jeremy had some differed maintenance demand to be taken care of and is seeing good growth in the frag system, Peter is making progress on algae, enjoying some healthy fish and growing out a very interesting Zoa [...]
When he discovers the world's oceans brimming with plastic waste, a documentary filmmaker (Craig Leeson) investigates the pollution's environmental impacts. Together with diver Tanya Streeter and and international team of scientists and researchers, he travels to twenty locations around the [...]
World Oceans Day has been celebrating the ocean on June 8th every year since 2002. And while Covid-19 and social distancing are changing how we recognize our blue planet this year, the need for action is perhaps more important than ever. For 2020, World Oceans Day is growing the global movement [...]
