Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine environment—shaping and maintaining habitats that themselves sustain countless other forms ...

Coral reefs are some of the world's most diverse ecosystems. Despite making up less than 1% of the world's oceans, one ...

You may not think of fish as being noisy, but they can actually be a pretty vocal bunch. A new AI system is able to quickly ...

Research on coral reef fishes reveals their physiological responses to extreme temperatures, highlighting adaptations and ...

Researchers have found that reef fish from the Arabian Gulf, the world's hottest sea, exhibit a higher tolerance to temperature fluctuations compared to those from more thermally stable coral reefs.

After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world's fourth mass bleaching ...

Researchers at the Mubadala Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (Mubadala ACCESS) at NYU Abu Dhabi have ...

Studying coral reefs used to mean hours of grueling manual analysis, but artificial intelligence is changing the game. A new ...

In Malaysia, Reef Check Malaysia (RCM) has been at the forefront of coral reef conservation. The recipient of the 2023 Star ...

Florida’s pet fish industry is booming, but many saltwater species in home aquariums are still taken from the wild.

In this context, it is easy to see why protecting algae-eating fish has become a cornerstone of coral reef conservation. This paradigm assumes that restoring populations of “grazing” species ...

Researchers at UF/IFAS want to change that by helping fish farmers breed popular species like clownfish and blue tangs—reducing pressure on reefs while creating jobs in the state's growing ...