This is a big deal. Coral reefs support about a quarter of all marine biodiversity in just 1 percent of the ocean’s space. And so tropical reef fish, among the most vulnerable organisms when it comes ...

The invasion of predatory lionfish in the Caribbean region poses yet another major threat there to coral reef ecosystems -- a new study has found that within a short period after the entry of lionfish ...

When Chris Taylor presses play, footage of blue wrasse and greater amberjack fills the screen. The fish whirl and spin against a vivid backdrop of corals, sponges, and algae. When Taylor, an ecologist ...

State legislators have advanced measures that would ban catching fish in Hawaii waters for aquariums and increase fines for illegal poaching.

International law has failed to protect coral reefs and tropical fish from being decimated by a growing collectors market, but US reforms can lead the way towards making the trade more responsible, ...

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Tropical and subtropical fish are showing up in greater numbers off the North Carolina coast, thanks in part to the dozens of artificial reefs the state created to lure more scuba divers, Duke ...

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The future looks grim for coral reefs. Warmer oceans, overfishing, pollution, and gradually acidifying waters have destroyed more than a third of the world’s shallow tropical coral reefs. Just this ...

Hawaii lawmakers have advanced House Bill 2101 and Senate BIll 2078. If passed, the new legislation would ban the capture of fish in Hawaii reefs for aquariums and increase fines for illegal poaching.