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Screenshot from video "Connecting Coral Reefs" showing illustrations of an underwater coral community.
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Connecting Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are some of the most endangered ecosystems on the planet that are home...
Wed, 11/15/2017 - 09:37
The Peninsula Valdes in Argentina was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999. The site is home to important breeding populations of the endangered southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), and southern sea
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Marine World Heritage Photo Gallery

Marine World Heritage is a prestigious list of 43 marine ecosystems and...
Tue, 11/09/2010 - 11:54
The coastline of American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary
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The Reefs of American Samoa: A Story of Hope

Sometimes called the rainforests of the sea, coral reefs are incredibly diverse and...
September 2014
This queen parrotfish scrapes algae from Caribbean reefs with its parrot-like beak.
Personal Perspectives

From Despair to Repair: Protecting Parrotfish Can Help Bring Back Caribbean Coral Reefs

Reef biologists over a certain age are haunted by memories of what glorious places...
July 2014
Convict surgeonfish are the roaming sheep of the reef but, instead of noshing on grass, they feed on algae.
Personal Perspectives

Helpful Herbivores

When snorkeling in the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA) in West...
June 2013
A whale shark swims with a diver off the coast of East Africa.
Personal Perspectives

The Big Five of the Ocean: Exploring the Waters of East Africa

When we think "Africa," we think of the "Big Five"—lions, elephants, leopards,...
November 2012
A variety of organisms make their home on this tropical coral reef in Indonesia.
Article

Coral Reefs Need You

For those of you who have had the opportunity to visit a coral reef, you know that...
October 2010
Fish swimming in waters of Bay Islands, Honduras
Article

Improving Grades for the Mesoamerican Reef

Report cards are useful in school because they help students and teachers keep...
March 2018
Fish swim in Cabo Pulmo Marine Reserve off the Baja California peninsula.

Cabo Pulmo – Giving Optimism to Coral Reefs

On the east coast of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula lies a small marine...
September 2014
Nuclear bomb in Bikini Atoll

Naturally Resilient

Coral Reefs Can Recover From Disasters. How Can We Save Them From Us? Bikini...
May 2013
Two coral trout swim on a reef in Fiji.

Having Your Fish and Eating Them Too

A special type of marine protected area (MPA) called a “no-take zone” bans the...
June 2013
The Line Islands are one of the most remote places in the Pacific Ocean.

Expedition to the Line Islands

Remotely located in the central Pacific Ocean, south of Hawaii, the Line Islands...
November 2009

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