Caribbean coral reefs are sounding the alarm. These ecosystems, which protect millions of people and sustain billion-dollar industries, are on the verge of collapse – not in some distant future, but ...

A turtle swimming in Sampler Reef, located off the coast of Bonaire. I’ve scuba dived some pretty stellar sites across several Caribbean Islands—St. Martin, Dominica, St. Lucia, and Curaçao, to name a ...

A study of 7000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef food webs: as sharks declined by 75% and fish preferred by humans became smaller, prey fish ...

Scientists in the United States are reporting “unprecedented patterns” of surface warming, an ominous sign for coral. By Catrin Einhorn As the world’s coral reefs suffer a fourth global bleaching ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL), a global nonprofit organization dedicated to saving the world's coral reefs, is proud to announce its expansion to ...

A new study shows stony coral tissue loss disease is causing drastic changes in the Caribbean's population of corals, which is sure to disrupt the delicate balance of the ecosystem and threaten marine ...

Most coral reefs in the Caribbean could stop growing, and even start eroding away, by 2040 if global warming continues unchecked, a new study finds. Coral reefs, especially those near shores, protect ...

From hotter temperatures that contribute to ocean acidification and coral degradation to instances of coral bleaching caused by a combination of warmer oceans, overfishing and pollution, Caribbean ...

With spikes as long as knitting needles, long-spined sea urchins may look like underwater villains, but their appetite for algae makes them the unsung heroes of Caribbean reefs. Courtesy of the ...

ORACABESSA BAY, Jamaica Mats of algae and seaweed have shrouded the once-thick coral in shallow reefs off Jamaica’s north coast. Warm ocean waters have bleached out the coral, and in a cascade of ...

A world where life flutters, shimmers and gently sways, like the forest scenes from the original “Avatar” movie, a kaleidoscope of colors that shouldn’t exist in nature. Corals in pink, purple, peach, ...

A groundbreaking study of 7000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef food webs: as sharks declined by 75% and fish preferred by humans became ...