Coral Reef Health

Sydney, June 4 (IANS) Tiny snails keep coral reefs and seashores stunningly beautiful by getting rid of the ugly seaweed that might otherwise crowd them, a study says. “What may surprise many people is that we found that the strongest impacts of all were snails controlling seaweeds on rocky shores,” said Alistair Poore, associate [...]  

As a junior at Marian High School, he participated in the Shedd Aquarium High School Marine Biology Program in the Bahamas. He and nine others high school students spent the week on the research and collecting vessel R/V Coral Reef II.  

KEY LARGO, Fla. — Coral reef restoration along Florida's shores has been getting a boost from federal stimulus money. The American Recovery and Restoration Act of 2009 provided $3.3 million to grow about threatened corals in underwater nurseries and then ...  

FLORIDA KEYS -- Featuring vivid coral reefs teeming with exotic sea creatures, the Florida Keys offer a ready-made vacation paradise that attracts almost 800,000 snorkel and scuba aficionados each year PRLog (Press Release) - Jun 02, 2012 - FLORIDA KEYS ...  

Coral reef conservationist, I Gusti Agung Prana, from Pemuteran village in Buleleng District, Bali, has been listed as a nominee for "The Equator Price Award" from the United Nations Development Project (UNDP).  

Though the majority of physicians recommend calcium supplements for bone strength, some to women over 40, but most just to postmenopausal women, there have been studies that indicate that such supplementation is not the best medicine for heart health.   

MAASIM, Sarangani (May 26, 2012) – Scuba divers of Sarangani Environmental Conservation and Protection Center and Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office prepare to position artificial reef domes as part of the provincial celebration of Ocean Month Wednesday, May 23. A total of 5,000 artificial reef domes are to be deployed around Sarangani Bay Protected [...]  

http://theclimatescepticsparty.blogspot.com/2012/05/coral-reefs-grow-peer-reviewed.html Previously TCS blog has reported the work of Peter Ridd and Bob Carter on coral reefs. Basically warm is better; in warmer water, corals flourish. However the alarmist hockey team behind the IPCC ARs, tell us the opposite.  

PAR, or Photosynthetically Active Radiation designates the spectral range (wave band) of solar radiation. PUR, or Photosynthetically Usable Radiation is that fraction of PAR that is absorbed by zooxanthellae photopigments. If your reef tank lights aren't in the right ranges, your corals won't grow very well. If they are in the right ranges, your corals will flourish. Here is how to save money on your reef tanks lights and grow great corals...  

The Akron Zoo opened a new exhibit Saturday called "Journey to the Reef" that features a giant Pacific octopus as the main attraction. It also features 18 aquariums and more than 40 species of sea life. It includes a stingray "touch pool," live coral and ...  

POPULATION outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish (Cots) was observed in 217 hectares of coral reefs in seven municipalities and one city of Southern Leyte along Sogod Bay, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said, citing initial assessment ...  

Recently nominated to have a world heritage listing in 2010, this stunning coral reef located off of the coast of Western Australia continues to be a devoted tourist attraction for quite a while. Accomodations are all around near the reef, however no ...  

LANDOVER, Maryland, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ Tempe Arizona based high-school teacher Mike Trimble became the first CREW (Coral Reef Educator on the Water) member of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation Global Reef Expedition. From …  

How to keep an eye on the health of the Great Barrier Reef is the focus of workshops being held in Cairns and Port Douglas this week.  

US scientists embark on mission to protect, explore obscure Puerto Rico reef