Small, hidden crabs may be the missing link influencing coral-eating starfish populations, according to a study published in ...

Overfishing of sharks is linked to coral reef destruction. Without sharks, smaller fish stop eating coral-eating starfish.

A new study suggests that the removal of predatory fish such as sharks from coral reefs may be a key factor driving outbreaks ...

NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — The gentle waves off the coast of central Vietnam's Nha Trang obscure an open secret: The ...

Dr Uthicke said they then settled on areas of coral rubble ... would eat juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish in aquariums, scientists went out on the reef and surveyed the crabs and CoTS present.

The gentle waves off the coast of central Vietnam’s Nha Trang obscure an open secret: The life-giving coral reefs below are dying. The waters are eerily devoid of fish. The bounty ...

Conducted 36 reef health and coral bleaching monitoring surveys. > Addressed a coral predator outbreak by culling 21 crown-of-thorns starfish. > Completed five underwater cleanups, removing 110kg ...

In 2022, local authorities paused tourism to give the reef time to recover while removing predatory starfish and cleaning the seabed. The government has also approved a coral nursery project to ...

Crown-of-thorns starfish have been reproducing at high levels, causing trouble for coral reefs surrounding Guam, so the more information about them, the better for the island to combat them ...