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Illustration of the clownfish photo taken by Debby Ng.

A clownfish’s last stand

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Sep 2026
Phillip “Bibido” McCarthy. Image courtesy of ABC Kimberley/Dunja Karagic.

Indigenous knowledge helps reveal the ties between reefs and mangroves

Anthony Ham 6 Sep 2026

Marine conservation collides with mining in Indonesia’s biodiversity-rich Moramo Bay

La Ode Risman Hermawan 4 Sep 2026
A yellowtail dascyllus

Damselfish-assisted repair of wounded corals surprises scientists

Shradha Triveni 2 Sep 2026
The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta has taken in more than 500 illegally trafficked coral species confiscated by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and remain at the aquarium. This confiscated Euphyllia sp. coral became part of the aquarium’s collection. Image courtesy of the Georgia Aquarium.

The world’s reefs are disappearing. Coral trafficking is booming

Cherry Salazar 31 Aug 2026

Global sea surface temperatures reach a record high, again

Bobby Bascomb 28 Aug 2026
Great white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) at the Djoudj Bird Sanctuary in Senegal.

More than 380 coastal World Heritage Sites may face climate risks, new data shows

María Paula Rubiano A. 27 Aug 2026
Researcher Ben Williams deploys a hydrophone on a degraded coral reef in the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia. Image courtesy of Tim Lamont.

Blast fishing destroys reefs. Underwater microphones can help detect it

Syris Valentine 26 Aug 2026

In Raja Ampat, children learn that their knowledge can help protect their islands

Hans Nicholas Jong 24 Aug 2026

Art and science must come together for coral reef conservation, biologists argue

David Brown 21 Aug 2026

Climate change drove extreme July heat in European seas, study finds

Naina Rao 20 Aug 2026
A 2015 paper found that parrotfish were responsible for generating upwards of 85% of the new sand-grade sediment in the outer reefs surrounding the islands of the Maldives. Image by Shaha Hashim.

How social media and parrotfish poop are protecting the Maldives

Isabel Gil 6 Aug 2026
A conference attendee. Image courtesy of Smoke Event Photography.

Coral reef experts press on, with climate looming over international conference

Edward Carver 31 Jul 2026
A split-view image of an underwater seascape and coastline of Mussau Island, within the Manus Marine Protected Area, Papua New Guinea.

Melanesian nations announce intention to create massive ocean reserve corridor

Ashley Yeong 17 Jul 2026
Kent Carpenter. Image via Old Dominion University

Kent Carpenter spent half a century counting the life of Philippine reefs

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Jul 2026
A pineapple sea cucumber (Thelenota ananas).

Illegal fishing takes a toll on Australia’s sea cucumbers

Madeline Shaw 7 Jul 2026

Brazil’s expanding offshore oil frontier puts biodiversity at risk: study

Daniel Shailer 6 Jul 2026

Rare fungi help restore Palmyra Atoll rainforests, new study finds. Here’s how

Naina Rao 3 Jul 2026

As Amazon oil drilling begins, scientists warn of risks to a little-known reef

Suzana Camargo 29 Jun 2026

Not all coral reefs are doomed as a result of climate change, study suggests

Elodie Toto 25 Jun 2026
Night time scene from the annual Hareed Festival in the Farasan Islands, an archipelago in the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi parrotfish festival stretches scientific & traditional ecological knowledge (commentary)

Laila Shaaban 18 Jun 2026

Researchers find dramatic restoration on land and sea after island rat removal

Bobby Bascomb 13 Jun 2026
A dead dusky morwong (Dactylophora nigricans) lies on a bed of seaweed at the water’s edge.

A year on, Australia’s biggest harmful algal bloom continues to wreak havoc

Nick Rodway 8 Jun 2026
Giant soft coral in South Korea

‘Slumping’ afflicted soft corals around a South Korean island in 2024. Will it return this year?

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 8 Jun 2026

Indigenous communities in eastern Indonesia revive systems for marine protection

Mongabay.com 5 Jun 2026

Scientists warn of climate blind spot as U.S. dismantles ocean sensors

Naina Rao 4 Jun 2026

New species of ghost pipefish named after Sesame Street character found in Australia

Naina Rao 28 May 2026
Combining satellite images helped reveal reefs in northern Australia.

More than 1,000 uncharted coral reefs mapped in vast, understudied northern Australia

Megan Strauss 21 May 2026

New conservation effort launched to protect coral reefs in Yap

Naina Rao 21 May 2026

Mexico rejects ‘Perfect Day’ waterpark on Caribbean coast, citing environmental risks

Maxwell Radwin 20 May 2026

In eastern Indonesia, communities revive customary systems to protect the seas

Hans Nicholas Jong 13 May 2026

One of the world’s largest deep-sea coral reefs discovered off Argentina

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 29 Apr 2026

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