Coral colonies are habitats and breeding grounds for many marine species, including sharks, manatees, dugongs, fish, sea ...

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High species biodiversity (more than 500 coral species, high biodiversity of reef fishes, foraminifera, fungid corals, and stomatopods) and habitat diversity Oceanography (currents) 5 The Coral ...

The northern limit of the reef-building coral habitat was previously believed to be just off Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture. The newly found coral lies about 80 kilometers north of Sado.

WASHINGTON— The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced two proposed rules today to designate more than 6,000 square miles of critical habitat protections for 12 threatened coral ...

The corals all received Endangered Species Act listings in 2014 but not the critical habitat designation the law requires. Corals worldwide are now experiencing dramatic declines due to climate change ...

Coral snakes are extremely reclusive and generally bite humans only when handled or stepped on. They must literally chew on their victim to inject their venom fully, so most bites to humans don't ...

What is the staghorn coral? Like its name suggests, staghorn coral is a species of coral that looks a bit like the antlers of a male deer. Capable of growing into thickets up to five feet high and ...

"Expanding fossil fuel in the Coral Triangle is a dangerous course of action," Earth Insight's program director Florencia ...

but are slowly destroying the habitat of the fish they rely on. This clip was originally from the series Deadly Dilemmas. Could be used to start a discussion for and against fishing in the coral ...