Belizeans sound the alarm on troubling trends they observe in the Belize Barrier Reef System which remains a prominent feature within the Mesoamerican Reef Ecosystem. Trends include unplanned development, overfishing, and a deterioration in water and reef quality.
Increasingly frequent severe coral bleaching is among the greatest threats to coral reefs posed by climate change. Emissions scenario RCP4.5 represents lower emissions mid-century than will eventuate if pledges made following the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21) become reality.
As part of the MAR+Invest project, we now need to increase efficiency and production in land-based king crab mariculture and design a regionally applicable business model which makes restoring herbivory and enabling better conditions for coral restoration a profitable activity.…
RED ALERT: NEW CORAL DISEASE EPIDEMIC SPREADING All reef monitoring teams should be on the lookout for two new coral diseases that have been ravaging Florida for several years, and now appears to have spread to Jamaica after its severe…