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Researchers conducted their two-part study using corals collected from waters off the North Carolina coast. (Photo: Pixabay)

Corals in Atlantic Ocean to have stricter preservation rules

Environmentalists, regulators and harvesters of species including squid, scallops and lobster have debated the proposal...

31 Jan 2018 7:38 AM IST

The lower oxygen levels are making marine life far more vulnerable, the researchers said.

Low oxygen levels, coral bleaching getting worse in oceans

A study revealed that severe bleaching outbreaks are hitting coral reefs four times more often they used to a few...

8 Jan 2018 4:27 PM IST

Deep reefs covered at least the same ocean area worldwide as shallow reefs. (Photo: Pixabay)

Deep reefs won't be refuge for fish, corals

Worldwide, coral reefs in shallow waters are among ecosystems most threatened by climate change

22 July 2018 12:49 PM IST

Several disturbances were recorded in the reefs, such as coral bleaching which caused rising of water temperatures. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Great Barrier Reef's coral cover facing record low since 1985

Coral bleaching, spread of crown-of-thorns starfish and tropical cyclones reduced coral coverage over past five years.

12 July 2019 12:56 PM IST

Bleaching occurs when stressed corals release algae that provide them with vital nutrients. (Photo: AFP)

Heat wave from Pacific Ocean poses threat to Hawaiian corals

Lingering Pacific heat wave threatens Hawaii coral.

23 Sept 2019 1:11 PM IST

A new research shows that surface measurements alone may not accurately predict the full extent of thermal stress on deeper corals. (Photo: ANI)

Rising temperature puts deeper corals in danger

Even in the deep, corals are episodically exposed to thermal stress at intervals different than those corals near the...

30 Aug 2018 10:21 AM IST