A new study has found that oceanographic connectivity (the movement and exchange of water between different parts of the ocean) is a key influence for fish abundance across the Western Indian Ocean ...

The research maps biofluorescence across 459 glowing fish species and shows just how varied the colors have become.

Cleaner wrasses (Labroides dimidiatus) thrive in coral reefs around the world. But they’re more than just another pretty face ...

Nighttime drops in ocean oxygen raise energy use in small reef fish. Repeated stress could affect reef health as oceans warm.

Do fish bay at the moon? The answer to that question may also point to a way to protect the ocean’s damaged coral reefs. That's a vital goal for the approximately one billion people – most of them in ...

Joshua Cinner receives funding from the Australian Research Council and National Geographic Society. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and the International Coral Reef ...

South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the rainforest of the sea.

Marine ecologist Malin Pinsky explains how record-breaking ocean warming is driving unprecedented shifts in marine life, disrupting ecosystems and economies, and challenging both science and policy to ...

6% of the planet's oceanic area, yet houses 76% of all known coral species in the world. This massive marine region spans approximately six million square kilometers across the western Pacific Ocean, ...

Scientist Amy Apprill, with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, places a recording device onto a coral reef in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (Paul Caiger/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Do fish bay ...