DESCRIPTION: Three boats race across an open ocean. NARRATOR: It’s a race against time. DESCRIPTION: The camera dives under the waves, showing a vibrant coral reef full of life and activity. Marine ...
A single colony will impose a relatively low load on the aquarium’s filtration ... which can smother the coral as well as compromising the formation of the skeleton. Go with the flow Sun corals ...
And there are plenty of marine gobies that are perfect for the reef aquarium ... of sand over corals and other invertebrates, so strategic coral placement must be a consideration. Blue-cheeked sifters ...
Signs of global-scale coral bleaching were first observed in 2023, stretching deep into this year. This underwater photo taken in the Maldives on Sept. 26, 2024 shows dead and bleached branch corals.
Some scientists say that coral cover in parts of Hawaii has declined by 60% in recent decades. Smith has seen the decline with her own eyes. “When I was growing up, it was really vibrant,” Smith said, ...
Nearly half of the world’s coral reefs have died since the ... Now, she said, there are fewer herbivore fish, more reef-smothering algae and more dead zones. Beyond the usual stressors, West ...
The aquarium has a small exhibit of invasives in its foyer area, with plans for an upcoming, new educational exhibit featuring invasive corals, anemones and fishes in Hawaii, in the next six months.
The annual mass coral spawning event on the Great Barrier Reef continues to support important Reef restoration and adaption efforts. Every year a mass spawning event unfolds on the Reef. This is a ...
In May a dive team from DAR removed four colonies of non-native coral from Anini Bay on Kauai believed to have been dumped from a saltwater aquarium. Within the past four years, DAR has responded to ...