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A coral reef in the Mediterranean

by DiveSSI - 20th March 2019

Researchers are discovering extensive coral reef off the coast of southern Italy Off the coast of Italy, researchers led by Giuseppe Corriero of th...

adriatic sea, coral reef, environment, Mediterranean, travel

Coral Heros – Coral Reef Ecology for Kids!

by DiveSSI - 21st February 2019

The new educational kids comic Coral Heros by awarded illustrator Bernhard Speh and SECORE International is published! Coral Heroes takes its reader...

comic, coral heros, coral reef, SECORE

Remote coral reefs are doing better

by DiveSSI - 2nd February 2019

NOAA studied US coral reefs in the Pacific

Coral reefs in remote, uninhabited areas of the Pacific are generally in good condition. They ...

coral reefs, environment, ocean, research

A new tool for investigation and rescue of coral reefs

by DiveSSI - 17th January 2019

Web-based application improves data evaluation and availability

Coral reefs are as vulnerable as they are beautiful. Climate change heats the s...

ocean, research

Visual Markers: Brightly coloured coral reef butterflyfishes

by DiveSSI - 10th December 2018

Researchers have solved the mystery of the colour patterns of reef fish

Scientists have now discovered why some closely related species of a le...

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Butterflyfish, reef, research

Pacific coral reef keeps recovering from coral bleaching

by DiveSSI - 2nd November 2018

Researchers prove historical bleaching events

As climate change causes ocean temperatures to rise, coral reefs experience coral bleaching world...

conservation, coral bleaching, environment, ocean

Exterminate rats to strengthen coral reefs

by DiveSSI - 13th July 2018

Coral reefs around rat-free islands are more productive

Rat control should be seen as an urgent priority on many remote tropical islands to pro...

conservation, coral reefs, environment

Coral reefs cannot keep up with sea level rise

by DiveSSI - 21st June 2018

If the reefs are unable to keep up with with rising sea levels, the coasts are threatened

Many coral reefs will not be able to grow fast enough...

conservation, coral reef, environment, ocean, sea level, travel

Sowing corals: how we could pave the way for effective coral reef restoration

by diveSSI - 19th April 2018

In a study led by SECORE Internationl, scientists pioneered the development of a novel approach to simply sow coral recruits onto degraded reef...

Close-up of a SECORE Seeding Unit with a boulder brain coral growing close to its center.
Photo: SECORE International / Valérie Chamberland

conservation, coral reefs, coral restoration, divessi, environment, ocean, SECORE, sexual coral reproduction, SSI, underwater work

Coral reefs protect shores from heavy storms

by DiveSSI - 13th April 2018

Scientists investigated the protective function of the Ningaloo Reef during a hurricane

Coral reefs can protect coasts from tropical cyclones b...

conservation, coral reefs, environment, ocean, research

Global coral reef restoration effort launches in the Caribbean

by Carin - 27th April 2017

With the Global Coral Restoration Project, SECORE International, the California Academy of Sciences and The Nature Conservancy seal their commitmen...

climate change, conservation, coral restoration, corals, diving, environment, ocean, research, special, travel

What you always wanted to know about coral reef restoration

by Carin - 11th January 2017

Things don't look good for corals. With only a few truly healthy coral reefs left and forecasts not getting any better, it may be a tight squeeze f...

climate change, coral reefs, coral restoration, diving, environment, SECORE, sexual coral restoration

Help needed in quest to study deepwater coral reefs

by DiveSSI - 12th September 2016

It is not all doom and gloom for the world’s coral reefs. While things are indeed dire for those in the upper layers (from the surface to 100 feet d...

conservation, coral reefs, environment, ocean, research

Coral reefs need good bacteria to survive

by DiveSSI - 8th July 2016

Scientists investigate bacterial communities on reefs
...

climate change, conservation, corals, environment, research

Coral reefs vulnerable to climate change

by DiveSSI - 29th June 2016

Global index of thermal stress has tripled since the late 19th century

climate change, conservation, coral reef, El Nino, environment, great barrier reef, ocean, research

How does seawater density affect cold-water coral reefs in Europe?

by DiveSSI - 25th May 2016

Data gathered by the paleoceanographers shows that cold-water corals off the coast of Europe require a specific density of seawater to thrive. However...

coral, environment, research, seawater, study, travel

Scientists develop digital method of mapping coral reefs

by DiveSSI - 9th February 2016

Climate change has affected many parts of the world, giving rise to ocean acidification in the oceans. Scientists have now developed a faster way of...

climate change, coral, ecosystem, environment, HyperDiver System, ocean acidification, reef

Huge Coral Reef Discovered Off Southern Australia

by DiveSSI - 28th August 2015

Discovery Made By ROV

australia, environment, reef, special, travel, underwater

Healthy reefs “sound good” for coral larvae

by DiveSSI - 18th December 2018

Soundscape plays a role in the settlement of corals

In the larval stage corals drift freely in the sea - but once the larva has settled down, i...

conservation, coral reef, corals, environment, research

Great Barrier Reef: Researchers want to breed and colonize coral larvae

by DiveSSI - 30th November 2018

Coral breeding and rehabilitation in large-scale trial

A team of researchers from TU Delft, Van Oord and the Australian National Science Agency...

climate change, conservation, coral reef, environment, travel

Coral bleaching put reef fish on a diet

by DiveSSI - 27th October 2018

Unilateral diet changes the behaviour of butterfly fish
The research team spent over 600 hours underwater observing butterfly fish for two years. I...

behaviour of fish, coral bleaching, reef fish

Reef from the 3D printer to promote coral growth

by DiveSSI - 17th August 2018

Maldives Island Summer Island Place of the largest field trial so far

The "Blue Lagoon" of the Maldives island “Summer Island” is the scene...

climate change, conservation, environment, ocean

Coral bleaching threatens the diversity of reef fish

by DiveSSI - 16th May 2018

New research shows that global warming also affects fish that rely on corals

New international research led by PhD student Laura Richardson fro...

environment, ocean, research

Coral bleaching threatens the diversity of reef fish

by DiveSSI - 16th April 2018

New research shows that global warming also affects fish that rely on corals

New international research led by PhD student Laura Richardson fro...

climate change, conservation, environment, ocean, research

Great Barrier Reef suffers largest loss of corals ever

by DiveSSI - 2nd December 2016

Scientists have confirmed the largest die-off of corals at Australia's Great Barrier Reef, with the northern part being the worst affected area. Thi...

Dead table corals killed by bleaching, Northern GBR, Nov 2016_Bildgröße ändern

coral bleaching, El Nino, environment, great barrier reef, ocean, research

Small reef fish live fast and die young

by DiveSSI - 3rd June 2019

Cryptobenthic fish are the cornerstone of the ecosystem

New research has shown that the short life and violent deaths of some of the smallest c...

conservation, ocean, research

In the depths of the Great Barrier Reef

by DiveSSI - 15th April 2019

Deep reefs are full of life

Scientists have looked into the depths of the Great Barrier Reef and documented that they are full of life. They ca...

Deep sea reef, environment, ocean, reef, research

Corals suffer due to salinity fluctuation

by DiveSSI - 19th March 2019

Reduced salinity of seawater has devastating effects on corals

Recent studies show that drastic changes in salinity in the sea, e.g. severe fre...

conservation, corals, environment, research, salinity

Maldives: German Maritime Museum supports the reintroduction of coral

by DiveSSI - 6th March 2019

Training of Maldivians to become "Coral gardeners"

From March 9 to 24, 2019, the German Maritime Museum Stralsund is again undertaking a projec...

conservation, corals, environment, research

Corals light the way to a healthy partnership

by DiveSSI - 19th February 2019

Fluorescent light attracts microalgae

Corals know how to attract good company. A research study has shown that corals provide a tantalizing flu...

corals, Fluorescence, research, Zooxanthellae

Turbid water makes reef fish more cautious

by DiveSSI - 4th February 2019

Restricted visibility on the reef costs anemone fish a lot of energy

Scientists at James Cook University have found that fish become more fearf...

conservation, environment, ocean, research

Global warming: “Robust” corals are better prepared

by DiveSSI - 6th November 2018

Advantage for Brain corals & Co.

A new study has shown that "robust" reef-building corals are the only known organisms in the animal kingdo...

climate change, corals, environment, ocean, research, travel

Brazil: Researchers discover unknown reef fish

by DiveSSI - 2nd October 2018

Divers where so captivated - they didn’t notice sixgill shark hovering above them

Named for Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, ...

Brazil, environment, reef fish, sixgill shark, travel

REEFCALENDAR: Vienna as center for “THE SHOW” for the oceans

by DiveSSI - 3rd August 2018

Mega Event in the “Messe Wien” - Body Painting Event for the oceans!

It is 5 to 12 and more than ever the oceans and our lakes need our sup...

conservation, environment, ocean, reef

Hope for the second largest reef on earth

by DiveSSI - 28th June 2018

IUCN removes Belize Barrier Reef from List of Endangered World Heritage Sites

The Belize Barrier Reef, the world's second largest coral reef sy...

Belize_2018_Unterwasser_261_Bildgröße ändern

belize, environment, reef, special, travel

Reef fish inherit tolerance to the warming of the oceans

by DiveSSI - 11th June 2018

Thanks to mom and dad, baby reef fish can adapt to higher water temperatures

In a rapidly changing climate, the decline in animal populations i...

climate change, environment, reef fish

Global warming is changing the Great Barrier Reef

by DiveSSI - 23rd April 2018

30 percent of the coral died during mass bleaching in 2016

A recent study, published recently in the online journal Nature, reveals that massiv...

Global warming is changing the Great Barrier Reef

climate change, conservation, environment, global warming, great barrier reef, ocean, research, travel

Huge cold water coral mountains under water

by DiveSSI - 5th April 2018

International research team examines coral reefs off Mauritania

On a length of about 400 kilometres, the seabed in front of the coast of Maurit...

cold water corals, conservation, corals, environment, Mauritania, ocean, research, travel

Plastic garbage makes corals sick

by DiveSSI - 5th March 2018

Plastics transports pathogens

An international team of scientists has found that contact with plastic waste greatly increases the likelihood of...

Aerial view of plastic floating over corals, Maldives. Credit: ARC CoE for Coral Reef Studies/ Kathryn Berry

conservation, corals, environment, ocean, plastic garbage, research

Starting coral restoration sooner or when will it be too late…?

by diveSSI - 27th February 2018

Many of us have witnessed with our own eyes the threats coral reefs are facing today: pollution and destruction of reefs, coral bleaching, t...

1 Collecting elkhorn coral spawn, photo SECORE International - Reef Patrol

acropora palmata, Caribbean, climate change, conservation, coral reef, coral restoration, elkhorn coral, environment, orbicella faveolata

Exposure to oil impairs behaviour of reef fish

by DiveSSI - 20th July 2017

Oil makes fish "drunk"

A new study has found that petroleum-based oil in seawater – even in small quantities – leads to risky behaviour...

conservation, coral reef, environment, fish, ocean, oil, research

Coral activate specific genes in stressful conditions

by DiveSSI - 27th March 2017

Genes in corals help to predict whether the corals are experiencing stress

Scientists recently discovered a group of genes in corals that can h...

conservation, coral bleaching, environment, ocean, research

Growing corals along the Riviera Maya

by Carin - 6th March 2017

A unique project has its headquarters in Puerto Morelos: scientists, aquarists, local stakeholders and authorities work together to restore Mexico'...

climate change, conservation, coral reefs Mexico, environment, ocean, SECORE, sexual coral restoration, special, travel

Amazon Reef photographed for the first time

by DiveSSI - 6th February 2017

Greenpeace explores the newly discovered reef

Off the Brazilian coast, where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean, researchers discov...

Images of the Amazon Reef taken from a submarine launched from the MY Esperanza. The Greenpeace ship is currently in the region of the Amazon river mouth, Amapá State, for the “Defend the Amazon Reef” campaign.
A team of experts are onboard, including the scientist from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano Thompson and Kenneth Jozeph Lowick, from Greenpeace Belgium. Thompson led the group of scientists who discovered the coral reef at the mouth of the Amazon River.
Imagens captadas do submarino dos Corais da Amazônia. Neste sábado, 28 de janeiro, o submarino foi lançado do navio Esperanza com o cientista da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Fabiano Thompson e Kenneth Jozeph Lowick, do Greenpeace da Bégica. Thompson liderou o grupo de cientistas que descobriu o recife de corais na foz do rio Amazonas. O lançamento do submarino envolveu grande parte da tripulação do navio.
Esperanza, um dos três navios do Greenpeace, está na região da foz do rio Amazonas, no Amapá, para a campanha “Defenda os Corais da Amazônia. O objetivo é observar debaixo d’água, pela primeira vez, os recifes de corais.

conservation, corals, environment, ocean, reef, research, special, travel

Magic nights of coral spawning

by Carin - 24th October 2016

On certain nights, around full moon, corals have their tryst of love. Diving on such a night is a lifetime experience and this is not overstated at...

coral conservation, coral reefs, coral sex, coral spawning, environment, sexual coral restoration

Authorities reassure that Great Barrier Reef “not dead”

by DiveSSI - 18th October 2016

The largest coral reef in the world, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, has been greatly affected by coral bleaching but it is by no means dead. ...

2016_05_30_Tote-Korallen_Dead and dying staghorn coral, central Great Barrier Reef in May 2016. Credit Johanna Leonhardt_Bildgröße ändern

conservation, corals, environment, great barrier reef, ocean

Corals can influence microbes in their environment

by DiveSSI - 17th October 2016

Researchers have discovered that despite their static nature, corals do exert some influence on the microbes in the environment around them.
...

corals, microbes, ocean, research

Join us on a coral journey

by Carin - 15th October 2016

On the tropical island of Curacao, SECORE International's annual board meeting has just taken place. Scientists, aquarium professionals and the memb...

coral conservation, coral reefs, coral spawning, environment