Coral Reef Maps - Central and Western Pacific

01/23/2012
Lessons in coral reef survival from deep time
( ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies ) Lessons from tens of millions of years ago are pointing to new ways to save and protect today's coral reefs and their myriad of beautiful and many-hued fishes at a time of huge change in the Earth's systems.Today's complex relationship between fishes and corals developed relatively recently in geological terms -- and is a major factor in ... more info

02/05/2012
5,000 ‘reefbuds’ to repair Boracay’s coral reef system
Appealing for drastic intervention, representatives of various sectors launched on Sunday a P60-million artificial reef project aimed at rehabilitating the island’s almost totally destroyed coral reef system. more info

01/22/2012
Coral Reef Disease Hits Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
Scientists have discovered an outbreak of coral disease called Montipora White Syndrome in Kāneʿohe Bay, Oʿahu. The affected coral are of the species Montipora capitata, also known as rice coral. more info

01/19/2012
Coral reef disease hits Kāneohe Bay in Hawaii
Scientists have discovered an outbreak of coral disease called Montipora White Syndrome in Kāneohe Bay, Oahu. The affected coral are of the species Montipora capitata, also known as rice coral. more info

01/26/2012
Detecting detrimental change in coral reefs
Over dinner on R.V. Calypso while anchored on the lee side of Glover's Reef in Belize, Jacques Cousteau told Phil Dustan that he suspected humans were having a negative impact on coral reefs. Dustan -- a young ocean ecologist who had worked in the lush coral reefs of the Caribbean and Sinai Peninsula -- found this difficult to believe. It was December 1974. But Cousteau was right. During the ... more info

02/04/2012
Coral, Part II: Is the Cold or Heat More Lethal?
Researchers find that extreme cold induces acute stress in coral but that heat is ultimately more lethal. more info

02/05/2012
Ocean temps drive coral growth — and decline
New study helps pinpoint global warming impacts By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Drilling into coral reef growth bands — much like dendrochronologists study tree rings — enabled Australian researchers to pinpoint impacts of changing sea temperatures, showing that warming oceans have boosted coral growth in some areas — at least in the short-term. In [...] more info