BY SANDER R. SCHEFFERS, ROB. W. M. VAN SOEST, GERARD. NIEUWLAND, AND ROLF P. M. BAK ISSUED BY ATOLL RESEARCH BULLETIN NO. 583 ABSTRACT Hard substratum surface area of framework cavities constitutes a major habitat in coral reefs. We studied the community composition and distribution of cryptic sessile macro-organisms in framework cavities in relation to […]
Executive Summary Climate change is now widely acknowledged as a global problem that threatens the success of marine and coastal conservation, management, and policy. Mitigation and adaptation are the two approaches commonly used to address actual and projected climate change impacts. Mitigation applies to efforts to decrease the rate and extent of climate change through […]
Coral Reef Fact: Calcareous algae produce calcium carbonate (limestone) when the algae dies, sand from the limestone is produced. As a result, this algae produces up to 65% percent of the sand found on tropical beaches. Please support Reef Relief’s work to protect the marine environment.
MARY FOSTER Associated Press February 5, 2011, 8:54 a.m NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sales of Gulf of Mexico seafood are getting a boost from the military after being hammered by last year’s BP oil spill, which left consumers fearing the water’s bounty had been tainted. Ten products including fish, shrimp, oysters, crab cakes, and packaged […]
Coral Reef Fact: The Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) does not get it’s common name from it’s appearance. Its name comes from the greenish color of the turtle’s fat, which is only found in a layer between their inner organs and their shell.Learn more Please support Reef Relief’s work to protect our coral reefs.
Updated: Friday, January 07, 2011, 11:44 PM By Paul Rioux, The Times-Picayune Standing on a makeshift plywood boardwalk placed atop an oil-choked mat of dead marsh grass in Bay Jimmy, Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser blasted the pace of cleanup efforts, saying the wetlands look worse than when BP’s gushing well was capped nearly six […]
By MIKE SORAGHAN of Greenwire Published: February 3, 2011 The future pace of drilling approvals in the Gulf of Mexico might be slowed less by new laws or regulations stemming from last year’s massive spill but by a decades-old law that opens the door to longer environmental reviews and litigation. Read the full article
Coral Reef Fact: The Atlantic Blue Tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) has three color phases. In its juvenile phase, it is bright yellow, changing to a mixture of yellow and blue during adolescence. Adult blue tangs are deep blue to purplish-blue with a yellow caudal spine. At night they will, also, display white vertical stripes. Learn more […]
Coral Reef Fact: The Shortnose Batfish (Ogcocephalus nasutus) uses a lure located right above its mouth to attract prey. Please support Reef Relief’s work to protect our marine environment.
Coral Reef Fact: Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) can tolerate oxygen-poor environments due to a modified air bladder that allows them to inhale atmospheric oxygen. Learn more Please support Reef Relief’s work to protect our marine environment.