#reefs — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/ie/504980/ Can Concrete Molds Revive Coral Reefs Ruined by Bombs and Climate Change? #Biodiversity #commercial #concrete #ConservationOfResources #coral #Éire #Environment #FishAndOtherMarineLife #fishing #GlobalWarming #GreenhouseGasEmissions #IE #Ireland #Malaysia #PacificOcean #Reefs #Science

We have #seedBanks to archive and protect our #naturalHeritage on land. But more and more #seaLife is endangered globally. Inside Australia's biobanks with their ocean species: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/04/marine-biobanks-protect-ocean-species

"“Less than 1% of historical #reefs remain,” Overton says. “They’re definitely one of the most imperilled marine ecosystems that we have here in Australia.” From #reef restoration to #kelp or #seagrass #conservation.

#ecosystem #MeerMittwoch #sea #oceanConservation #marineEcology #Australia

A recent review has shown that farming #coral fragments from few species cannot restore #coralreef ecosystems, which is a complex system. We need to #protect these systems in order to avoid their #extinction

#Conservation #greatbarrierreef #reefs #ecology #MarineSciece #oceanography #Australia #JCU

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.04.008

Strategic co-location of blue carbon #ecosystems (#BCEs ) such as #mangroves and #seagrasses with #coral #reefs creates a synergistic environment that enhances the restoration and resilience of both #marine systems.
#Ecology #Environmental #EarthScience #MarineEcology #SustainabilityScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/eco02092601.html

‘Ticking timebomb’: #sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire #ecosystems
#OceanAcidification has crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say.
Ocean acidification, called "evil twin" of #climatecrisis, is caused when #carbondioxide is absorbed by ocean, where it reacts with water molecules leading to a fall in #pH of #seawater. It damages #coral #reefs and other #ocean habitats and, in extreme cases, can dissolve the shells.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/09/sea-acidity-ecosystems-ocean-acidification-planetary-health-scientists

The rise and expansion of reef systems in the Indo-Pacific during the warm and CO2 high Miocene (and decline in the aftermath) will never stop being puzzling to me. Now we have evidence that it also had the biodiversity effects expected.

Link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aec7264

#reefs #Miocene #biodiversity #paleontology

#Biden-#Harris Administration, #NOAA designate 3rd-largest national marine sanctuary
https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-noaa-designate-3rd-largest-national-marine-sanctuary

"#Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary (including #KelpForests, rocky #reefs, sandy beaches, underwater mountains and more than 200 #shipwrecks) to be managed with #tribal, #Indigenous community involvement... With this designation, the administration has now conserved more than 45 million acres of lands and waters."

#USpol #Conservation #Harris2024 #California #MPAs #Kelp

The world’s fourth mass #CoralBleaching is underway, but well-connected #reefs may have a better chance to recover https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-fourth-mass-coral-bleaching-is-underway-but-well-connected-reefs-may-have-a-better-chance-to-recover-230755

"#Corals remain healthier and recover faster if they are surrounded by #fish that eat different types of #seaweed, such as #parrotfish, #surgeonfish and #rabbitfish. #SeaCucumbers also are important reef partners. They feed on #bacteria and other organic materials in ocean sediments, cleaning up the area around #CoralReefs."

Some #Caribbean #parrotfishes find benthic #CyanobacterialMats particularly tasty https://oceanbites.org/some-caribbean-parrotfishes-find-benthic-cyanobacterial-mats-particularly-tasty/

Preferential consumption of benthic cyanobacterial mats by Caribbean parrotfishes https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-023-02404-5

"this research shows that #parrotfish grazing may help control the overgrowth of #benthic #cyanobacteria mats in #reefs, providing further support that parrotfishes are critical components of #reef ecosystems"

#fish #bacteria #microbes #CoralReefs #BacterialMats

Clown Fish Coral....NEW for all fish and nature lovers!

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/clown-fish-coral-beach-art-sharon-cummings.html

#art #artwork #fediart #mastoart #seashell #seashells #beach #beaches #beachy #beachhouse #coastal #coastalliving #sea #sealife #seas #ocean #oceans #oceanlife #nature #naturelover #blue #homedecor #interiordecor #interiors #interiordesign #SharonCummingsArt #buyintoart #coral #coralreef #reef #reefing #reefs #reefer #reeftank

The Hawaiian Drowned #Reefs expedition was one of the coolest things #IODP did before the program ended. Now all the site reports and core descriptions are online.
(And I just need to get around to reading them)

... still sad I didn't get to join it.

Link: http://publications.iodp.org/proceedings/389/389title.html

#DEIJ #DEIJA in #geosciences #scicomm #seagrass #saltmarsh #intertidal #rockyintertidal #mangroves #wetlands #reefs #benthic #plankton #fish #fisheries #aquaculture #marineinvertebrates #marineinverts #science #coast #estuary #ocean #oceans #sea #seas #sealevelrise #climatechange #aquaticscience #aquaticecology #coastaladaptation #coastalresilience #coastalrestoration #coastalerosion #coastalmanagement #coastalzone #climateadaptation #climateresilience #restoration #CERF #RisingTIDES

#Earth’s #Climate Has Passed Its First Irreversible Tipping Point and Entered a ‘New Reality’
The second #GlobalTippingPointsReport warns that the world has crossed a key threshold as #ocean heat devastates warm-water #reefs.
The world is entering a "new reality" as global temperatures will inevitably overshoot the goal of staying within 1.5C of pre-industrial averages set by the #ParisClimateAgreement in 2015.
https://www.404media.co/earths-climate-has-passed-its-first-irreversible-tipping-point-and-entered-a-new-reality/
https://archive.ph/XvfPc

Heat‑resistant corals could help reefs adapt to climate change
#ClimateChange #CoralReefs #Environment #Ocean #MarineLife #GlobalWarming #CoralBleaching #Science #Nature #Biodiversity #Conservation #Ecology #Reefs #OceanLife #Research #HeatResistantCorals
https://the-14.com/heat-resistant-corals-could-help-reefs-adapt-to-climate-change/

#News: #Extinction steals more than species, it erases knowledge, culture, and sacred bonds! 🧐🔥 From sacred coral #reefs to silenced birdsong - we must protect them! 🌴☠️🚫 Be #Vegan and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife #Deforestation @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://theconversation.com/with-every-extinction-we-lose-not-just-a-species-but-a-treasure-trove-of-knowledge-263717?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

The dancer Utam Moses in a bleached coral reef costume created from salvaged take-out plastic bags by the fiber artist Muyana. ##FirstFridayArtWalk #art #dance #reefs

Shore Daily News: New tool to track oyster trends. “What sets this version apart is its interactivity. Instead of static charts, users can explore a live map with a time slider, watching oyster populations change year by year. The system allows users to zoom in from the bay level to individual reefs, and switch between data layers like juvenile oysters, market-size oysters, and shell volume.”

Restoring #oyster 🦪 #reefs would have been better, and less costly
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-03-13/nyc-s-1-45-billion-bet-to-buy-time-for-flood-prone-manhattan #lowereastside #nyc #wildlife #ecology #Climate #sustainability

#CLIMATE #AI #Research to identify the top likely collapses. The warm water #coral #reefs are #done. - The thermal threshold for the collapse of warm-water coral reef ecosystems is estimated at 1.2^{C}. With the current long-term warming average at 1.4^{C} and peak years hitting 1.6^{C}, this ...

‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pour into ocean

Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline in #NewZealand

Michelle Duff in Wellington
Wed 18 Feb 2026 22.42 EST

"A tide of anger is rising in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, as the city’s toilets continue to flush directly into the ocean more than two weeks after the catastrophic collapse of its wastewater treatment plant.

"Millions of litres of raw and partially screened sewage have been pouring into pristine #reefs and a #MarineReserve along the south coast daily since 4 February, prompting a national inquiry, as the authorities struggle to get the decimated plant operational.

"Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline, with the environmental disaster zone adjacent to the airport where thousands of international visitors alight every day.

"Fears for the safety of marine #ecosystems – including vulnerable species such as the little blue penguin, or #kororā, which nest along the shore – are mixed with concerns over the length and cost of disruption to those who depend on the coast for income, wellness, and recreation.

"As a southerly storm whipped through the lower North Island and churned up polluted seawater this week, hundreds of residents turned out to a public meeting to seek answers.

" 'They’re warning us to close our windows because a shit-laden hurricane is coming at us,' said the south coast resident and environmentalist Eugene Doyle, whose house faces the sea. 'Everyone in charge has done an appalling job, and they need to be held accountable.' "

Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/wellington-raw-sewage-leak-spill-water-new-zealand

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/bjF7f

#OceansAreLife #Sewage #Aotearoa #GovernmentFail #NZ

Worst coral bleaching event ever damaged over 50% of reefs

Parts of Australia’s beleaguered Great Barrier Reef now have the highest levels of coral cover seen in decades…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #CA #Canada #climatechange #coral #Ecology #globalwarming #Reefs
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/471036/

🚨 New paper!
The waves we see at the beach only go so deep, so what shapes reefs in deeper waters? Using the cutting-edge in seafloor imaging, we're trying to figure that out and have found so far complex interactions between bottom currents and internal waves.

Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sed.70068

#Reefs #Ocean #Mesophotic

#News: #Coral #reefs have shaped Earth’s #climate for 250 million years, driving recovery from carbon shocks, evolution of marine #animals. Their decline today brings huge loss, unless we intervene now 🧐🌊 #ClimateChange #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://theconversation.com/coral-reefs-have-orchestrated-earths-climate-for-250-million-years-270459?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Heat Has Essentially Wiped Out 2 Key #Coral Species on #Florida #Reefs
#Elkhorn and #staghorn coral are now functionally #extinct around the state, researchers say, meaning they no longer play any significant role in their ecosystem. A record-breaking marine #heatwave that hit Florida in #2023.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/climate/coral-bleaching-florida-staghorn-elkorn.html
https://archive.ph/pdYYS

Talking about #mesophotic #reefs in the eastern Mediterranean and what shapes them (at the IAAS meeting).

We already know that #marine #heatwaves can harm the ocean’s #animals and #reefs. Now, a new study reveals that marine heatwaves may also weaken the oceans’ ability to store carbon
#Environmental #EarthScience #ClimateChange #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/10/env10082501.html

In a landmark effort to combat the devastating effects of #climate change, a new global alliance with key leadership from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has been established to create a “Noahʻs Ark” for #coral #reefs.
#Conservation #ClimateChange #MarineBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/09/cons09252501.html

🪸 Super corals could help buy time for reefs in a warming world

https://phys.org/news/2025-09-super-corals-buy-reefs-world.html

#coral #environment #nature #reefs #ocean #climatechange #ecology

There is this concept, that #reefs and siliciclastic sediments cannot coexist. But we know of a few cases where they do, like in New Caledonia. Mapping those systems in detail reveals a complex mosaic.

Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17445647.2025.2494855

#Bahia is a state in #Brazil #Brasil first settled by the #Portuguese Great #food & #culture High percentage of #African heritage, Largest % of bioreserve including #reefs anywhere on Earth. Endless #Beaches #Surf #Ilheus is my second home. youtu.be/cQekZvnHu9A

Gringo

St. Kitts and #Nevis is witnessing a significant positive impact on its marine #biodiversity through the innovative use of conch shell artificial #reefs.​ https://www.winnmediaskn.com/conch-shell-reefs-boost-marine-life-in-st-kitts-and-nevis/

Pretty comprehensive report on the cesspool problem in #Hawaii. The state has mandated owners remove them but offers no funding. A few communities are trying to build small community sewage treatment systems.

#Hawaii #reefs #ocean

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/big-island-mayor-state-wont-meet-2050-deadline-wipe-out-cesspools/

Watch the 'The Dark Hobby' documentary.

"All The Pretty Fishes and the Price Paid to Tank Them"

https://thedarkhobby.com

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/832205-the-dark-hobby

#AnimalRights #documentary #environment #waters #reef #reefs #marinelife #fish #aquarium

Corals in crisis: A hidden chemical shift is reshaping Hawaiian reefs https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250716000851.htm

#Hawaii #environment #coral #reefs

#ClimateChange is #Dangerously Shifting #Avalanche Patterns : Medium

#Probiotics can help #Heal ravaged #Coral #Reefs : Pop Sci

Male #Mice can grow #Ovaries if their #Pregnant #Mums are #Iron deficient : Nature

Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

#Ecological baseline shifts, often because of external forcing. #Reefs are no exception to that, with warming and #sea level taking their toll, and the near-term fossil record allows us to track that and see how coral communities were before we got there. 🧪🌊

link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dep2.70009

The overall decline of #oxygen content across the world’s #oceans and #coastal waters—a process known as ocean #deoxygenation—has been well documented, but #hypoxia on #coral #reefs has been relatively underexplored. Oxygen loss in the ocean is predicted to threaten #marine #ecosystems globally
#EarthScience #Environmental #ClimateChange #MarineBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/03/mb03172301.html

We have #seedBanks to archive and protect our #naturalHeritage on land. But more and more #seaLife is endangered globally. Inside Australia's biobanks with their ocean species: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/04/marine-biobanks-protect-ocean-species

"“Less than 1% of historical #reefs remain,” Overton says. “They’re definitely one of the most imperilled marine ecosystems that we have here in Australia.” From #reef restoration to #kelp or #seagrass #conservation.

#ecosystem #MeerMittwoch #sea #oceanConservation #marineEcology #Australia

We have #seedBanks to archive and protect our #naturalHeritage on land. But more and more #seaLife is endangered globally. Inside Australia's biobanks with their ocean species: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/04/marine-biobanks-protect-ocean-species

"“Less than 1% of historical #reefs remain,” Overton says. “They’re definitely one of the most imperilled marine ecosystems that we have here in Australia.” From #reef restoration to #kelp or #seagrass #conservation.

#ecosystem #MeerMittwoch #sea #oceanConservation #marineEcology #Australia

We have #seedBanks to archive and protect our #naturalHeritage on land. But more and more #seaLife is endangered globally. Inside Australia's biobanks with their ocean species: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/04/marine-biobanks-protect-ocean-species

"“Less than 1% of historical #reefs remain,” Overton says. “They’re definitely one of the most imperilled marine ecosystems that we have here in Australia.” From #reef restoration to #kelp or #seagrass #conservation.

#ecosystem #MeerMittwoch #sea #oceanConservation #marineEcology #Australia

We have #seedBanks to archive and protect our #naturalHeritage on land. But more and more #seaLife is endangered globally. Inside Australia's biobanks with their ocean species: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/04/marine-biobanks-protect-ocean-species

"“Less than 1% of historical #reefs remain,” Overton says. “They’re definitely one of the most imperilled marine ecosystems that we have here in Australia.” From #reef restoration to #kelp or #seagrass #conservation.

#ecosystem #MeerMittwoch #sea #oceanConservation #marineEcology #Australia

Strategic co-location of blue carbon #ecosystems (#BCEs ) such as #mangroves and #seagrasses with #coral #reefs creates a synergistic environment that enhances the restoration and resilience of both #marine systems.
#Ecology #Environmental #EarthScience #MarineEcology #SustainabilityScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/eco02092601.html

Strategic co-location of blue carbon #ecosystems (#BCEs ) such as #mangroves and #seagrasses with #coral #reefs creates a synergistic environment that enhances the restoration and resilience of both #marine systems.
#Ecology #Environmental #EarthScience #MarineEcology #SustainabilityScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/eco02092601.html

Strategic co-location of blue carbon #ecosystems (#BCEs ) such as #mangroves and #seagrasses with #coral #reefs creates a synergistic environment that enhances the restoration and resilience of both #marine systems.
#Ecology #Environmental #EarthScience #MarineEcology #SustainabilityScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/eco02092601.html

Strategic co-location of blue carbon #ecosystems (#BCEs ) such as #mangroves and #seagrasses with #coral #reefs creates a synergistic environment that enhances the restoration and resilience of both #marine systems.
#Ecology #Environmental #EarthScience #MarineEcology #SustainabilityScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/eco02092601.html

#Scientists discover additional healthy #DeepSea #CoralReefs and new #seamounts in the #Galápagos https://phys.org/news/2023-11-scientists-additional-healthy-deep-sea-coral.html

"The larger of the #reefs spans over 800 meters in length. The second measures 250 meters in length. They exhibit a rich diversity of stony #coral species, suggesting that they have likely been forming and. supporting marine biodiversity for thousands of years. This discovery follows the April 2023 finding of the first deep coral reefs in the #GalápagosMarineReserve"

#Wallacea is a living laboratory of Earth’s #evolution – and its #wildlife, #forests and #reefs will be devastated unless we all act https://theconversation.com/wallacea-is-a-living-laboratory-of-earths-evolution-and-its-wildlife-forests-and-reefs-will-be-devastated-unless-we-all-act-210890

"Take a look at incredible species such as the #KomodoDragon, #anoa, #tarsier, #babirusa, and giant #bees. These #animals are native to the scattered #islands of Wallacea. That’s before you even start to explore Wallacea’s marine wonders as a part of the #CoralTriangle, an area well known for its extraordinary marine #biodiversity."

From Depths Unknown: Deciphering the Origins of Deep-Sea Biodiversity https://deepseanews.com/2023/12/from-depths-unknown-deciphering-the-origins-of-deep-sea-biodiversity/

#DeepSea origin and depth colonization associated with phenotypic innovations in scleractinian #corals: Ana Campoy et al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43287-y

"Half of the scleractinian corals form vibrant shallow #reefs, while the other half, independent of the #PhoticZone, thrives in cold waters across diverse regions and depths. This diversity holds keys to understanding the origins of deep-sea life."

#Scientists have discovered that a #parasite is behind a severe die-off of long-spined #sea #urchins across the #Caribbean Sea, which has had devastating consequences for #coral #reefs and surrounding #marine #ecosystems.
#Microbiology #MarineBiology #EarthScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/04/mcb04192301.html