MARINE : Google Earth presents fish-eye view of coral reefs

24 Aug 201324 Aug 2013

From ENN It is estimated that coral reefs cover around 284,000 square kilometers providing a habitat for thousands of species to live. And unless you've snorkeled in some of these…

MARINE: Bad news for Caribbean coral

1 Aug 2013

Comprehensive survey of the Caribbean's reefs is expected to act as a warning of problems besetting the world's coral. The Guardian reports A major survey of the coral reefs of the Caribbean…

Three-quarters of the world’s reefs at risk

27 Feb 201127 Feb 2011

Representatives from ZSL’s Conservation and Living Collections teams on Thursday participated in the launch of the Reefs at Risk Revisited report launch. © ZSL - James Godwin Dr Heather Koldewey,…

Are Africa’s seas getting protection they deserve, finally?

2 Nov 20102 Nov 2010

South Africa maps first deep-sea preserve The Independent/AFP Underwater canyons, deep-sea coral reefs and sponge banks are part of a unique ecosystem that South Africa wants to save within its…

World Oceans Day ‘celebrates’ with …. an oilspill!?

7 Jun 20107 Jun 2010

World Oceans Day is June 8 http://www.theoceanproject.org/wod/. Whlist growing up in my native New Zealand, never all that far from the coast and beaches, I enjoyed the times I was 'beside…