Coral Gene Bank The Coral Restoration Foundation™ is building a massive Caribbean coral gene bank along the coasts of southern Florida. The underwater haven for corals currently holds 303 coral genotypes across 10 species, including the massive reef-building corals Orbicella faveolata,…
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Removing Predatory Snails Can Increase Coral Resilience Throughout a Bleaching Event
Coral reefs are under increasing pressure. Threats from climate change, overdevelopment, increasing population, and overfishing have a compounding effect to weaken coral resilience, making them more vulnerable when ocean temperatures rise and coral bleaching sets in. But the more we…
Philips CoralCare V2 Launching At InterZoo Next Month
With yesterday’s announcement that Kyocera will be launching a new aquarium LED light this year, it reminded us of the other major electronics brand to dip its toes into the aquarium hobby, Philips. Designed for more commercial applications in mind,…
Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program – PADI Coral Specialty
PADI Coral Reef Conservation Specialty in Cozumel The Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program is offering a two day PADI Project Aware Coral Reef Conservation Specialty course. Students will learn the ins and out of coral conservation over two days with…
Turbocharge your BLUE Stony Corals with 370nm UV Spotlights
The vast majority of reefers reading this definitely don’t need a specialized spotlight for exotic ultraviolet spectrum – but since when is the reefing hobby one of necessity? However if you’re interested in getting the sickest blue coloration from SPS…
Quick Guide To Meandering Caribbean Corals
Meandering Corals Quick Guide We get it, you’re busy and don’t have time to sit around sifting through books or perusing our Guide to Caribbean Corals. So we made this quick guide to branching corals so you can easily identify Caribbean species at a glance.…
My Corals are Dying: Why?
Over the years I have been asked a lot of questions. Some have come and gone over time, like what is the best whatever or what fish or coral can I add to my tank. Some, however, have…
Study In Bermuda Found That Warmer Summer Water Can Speed Up Coral Growth
Bermuda A two-year study of coral growth rates in Bermuda, has shown a positive correlation between coral calcification rates and warmer summer ocean temperatures. A new paper based on research led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the…
Caribbean Coral Diaries: Helioseris cucullata
Helioseris cucullata Helioseris cucullata is a Caribbean coral with a one of a kind appearance. You can easily spot this coral by the cup or nose-shaped corallite that always points to the exterior of the colony. Helioseris has several growth forms and color combination, but…
Love Coral? Tela Honduras Should Be On Your Bucket List
Dive Tela Honduras For the past two weeks, we’ve had the sincere pleasure of diving with the team from the Tela Marine Research Center, with another three weeks still to come! Tela is a coastal town on the mainland of…
