Why Reef Sharks Are Going Extinct
Overfishing is driving reef sharks toward extinction, according to a new study in Science. The five main shark species that live on coral reefs have declined globally by an average of 63 percent.
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July 8: Underwater Music Festival for Reef Protection
A one-of-a-kind underwater concert to promote reef protection while entertaining divers and snorkelers will take place Saturday, July 8, in the waters off the Lower Florida Keys.
Read moreLineup for Mote Marine Special Lecture Series in January
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium has announced the dates and topics for Mote’s 2023 Special Lecture Series. The series will feature Mote scientists sharing their world-class research on four Monday evenings in January.
Read moreScientists Call for Protection of Egypt’s Reefs
An international group of marine scientists led by Karine Kleinhaus, of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), has published a letter in Science, coinciding with COP27, that is a call to action for policymakers, government agencies and ocean conservation groups to take major steps to preserve Egypt’s 1,800 km of coral reefs–a massive section of the Red Sea’s reef system.
Read moreDARPA Funds Partly Natural, Partly Man-Made Coral Reef
The U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a team, led by the University of Hawaii (UH), a $25 million contract to develop a hybrid coral reef comprising natural coral and man-made structures that will protect the coastline from flooding, erosion and storms and provide habitat for corals and other reef life.
Read moreJune 8 Webinar: Hope in Hawaii, Mission Blue
Mission Blue will host a webinar on June 8 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time (U.S. and Canada) called “Hope in Hawaii.”
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