What a great idea! Eat the invaders!
Save the Reef!! #Hawaii #SavetheReefs

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Why do corals glow in red, blue, electric green?

What pigments and microalgae weave this luminous symphony?

Could fluorescence be a trick for photosynthesis… or a warning cry to predators?

🧪 #Chemistry #CoralBleaching #ClimateChange #SaveTheReefs

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Hawaii’s Reefs Are Dying—And Sea Urchins Are Making It Worse Sea Urchin Explosion in Hawaii Could Push Coral Reefs Past the Point of No Return, Scientists Warn Beneath the turquoise

Hawaii’s Coral Reefs Are Dying as Sea Urchin Populations Explode

#HawaiiReefs #CoralCrisis #SeaUrchinInvasion #OceanConservation #ClimateImpact #MarineLifeThreat
#SaveTheReefs #ReefRestoration #EnvironmentalAlert
#OverfishingCrisis

The Science of Coral Resilience with Dr. Emma Camp Coral Currents Podcast · Episode

🌊 New Coral Currents ep w/ Dr. Emma Camp! 🪸 Co-founder of Coral Nurture, she’s planting corals & studying Super Corals to save reefs. Learn how mangroves help & why reefs are a human rights issue. Tune in! 🎙️ #SaveTheReefs #WomenInSTEM open.spotify.com/episode/1rgx...

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Bunte Eier - graue Riffe 🪸

Während wir uns an farbenfrohen Ostereiern erfreuen, verlieren viele Korallenriffe weltweit ihre Farben. Korallenbleiche ist ein SOS-Signal aus dem Meer – und sie nimmt immer weiter zu! 😢

#savethereefs

#SaveTheReefs!

#SaveTheReefs

Nanotech reveals how harmful microplastics stick to coral reefs University of Waterloo researchers have pinpointed for the first time how microplastics accumulate in coral reefs, a key step to understanding how to protect vulnerable ecosystems.

Microplastics invade coral reefs! 🌊🔬 First discovery of how they accumulate. #SaveTheReefs #ScienceSaves

Source: phys.org/news/2025-02-nanotech-re...

Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of the ocean floor, yet they support 25% of all marine life. They're the rainforests of the sea, but they're disappearing at an alarming rate. #SaveTheReefs #MarineLife 🪸🐠

Private Jets on Coral Island - Friends of Aldabra The Aldabra Islands of Seychelles are under threat once again. Recognised across the world for their exceptional biodiversity, these coral islands in the Indian Ocean include Assomption Island and nei...

One of the world's almost untouched reefs is under threat by corporate greed. We need to stop them! Please use your voice. Sign the petition. #SaveAldabra #SaveTheReefs
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Coral Reefs Are in Trouble. One Lab in the Desert Is Trying to Help. A program in the United Arab Emirates is growing corals native to the Persian Gulf that have evolved to withstand high temperatures.

Thanks to Jenny Gross and NYT for including our ED, Tali Vardi, Ph.D., in this wonderful piece about the land-based #coralrestoration work being done by Coral Vita in the Persian Gulf .

#corals #marineconservation #savethereefs #oceanoptimism #persiangulf

www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/c...