6% of the planet's oceanic area, yet houses 76% of all known coral species in the world. This massive marine region spans approximately six million square kilometers across the western Pacific Ocean, ...
Scientists across Asia are hoping to help save the coral reefs of the Coral Triangle, by finding better ways to freeze and preserve corals and their symbiotic algae. More than 85% of reefs are at risk ...
Key decisions affecting the future operation of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) were endorsed by the Third Ministerial Meeting held in Jakarta in ...
A new AI-based system allows coral reefs to be 3D-mapped faster and easier than ever before. It could prove integral to saving threatened reefs, by letting scientists study them both onsite and at ...
A new report warns that the expansion of oil, gas and liquefied natural gas projects in the Coral Triangle region in the Western Pacific risks unleashing more oil spills, direct damage to coral reefs, ...
The Coral Triangle is an extremely biodiverse patch of ocean around the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Its relatively murky waters appear to shield it against climate change — for now. When you ...
The research vessel "Tara" departed for an 18-month expedition in the western Pacific. The team on board will study how to slow the global loss of coral. University of Konstanz It may be one of the ...
A map showing the topography of the Stetson Mesa north region of the Million Mounds, an important habitat supporting a diversity of marine life. Credit: NOAA Scientists recently discovered the largest ...