Coral reefs can be separated into three distinct zones: the back reef, reef crest, and fore-reef (Figure 7). The back reef includes the shallow lagoon between the shore and coral reef. This ...

The largest type of coral reef, barrier reefs border the continental shelf like fringing reefs, but grow further out in a ...

Pat Hutchings, a marine biologist focused on studying marine worms, visited Bora-Bora in 2015 while on vacation and decided ...

A new study has found that nearly half the coral trout caught on the Great Barrier Reef come from marine reserves—where ...

Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching ...

The coral reef systems of the Al Wajh lagoon on the Red Sea, the world's fourth largest barrier reef system, are estimated to host approximately 210 species of hard corals and 120 species of soft ...

The number of snook collected from the Indian River Lagoon dropped from 728 in 2000 ... Here's how many died on the Treasure Coast: Coral reefs are vulnerable when the water temperature is below ...

In the Maldives, on the biggest tides, one particular coral lagoon becomes so flooded with plankton that it attracts hundreds of manta rays. On the sheltered side of the reef there are sand flats ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels ...