Coral Reefs and Climate Change: Why Protecting Coral is Vital to Planet Ocean
Coral reefs and climate change are deeply connected. Discover why protecting coral is vital for ocean health and the future of Planet Ocean.
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Helix-Moorings Installation in U.S. Virgin Islands: A Step Towards Sustainable Marine Infrastructure
Discover the completion of the first phase in the Helix-type moorings installation in the U.S. Virgin Islands. This public-private initiative enhances marine infrastructure, promotes employment, and safeguards the undersea environment. Learn more about how you can be a part of this marine transformation.
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Caribbean’s Pillar Coral Moved to Critically Endangered List
Pillar Coral’s move from Vulnerable to Critically Endangered is because its population has shrunk by over 80% across most of its range
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Bajío Sunglasses Launches Campaign to Conserve Coral Reefs
t’s one thing to see, and yet another to commit to saving coral reefs. The latter is what Bajío, producer of blue-light filtering, sustainably made, performance sunglasses did in August
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Eden Rock – St. Barths Coral Restoration Program
A partnership with the Island Nature St. Barth Experiences association was set up to partially restore the reef surrounding the rocky promontory on which the Eden Rock – St Barths sits
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Scientists Create First-Ever Guidelines to Help Caribbean Tourism Sector Conserve Coral Reefs
Healthy coral reefs are essential to the region’s environmental and economic sustainability. To keep them this way, and for the first time in the Caribbean, scientists from The Nature Conservancy and the United Nations Environment Program, in concert with the CHTA, have joined forces to create A Guide to Coral Reef Restoration for the Tourism Sector.
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Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Ravages Tropical Corals
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) is a new lethal disease that can affect some 30 coral species, including brain, pillar, star, and starlet corals.
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Partnership Formed to Save Coral Reefs in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Coral World can free up space in its coral nursery to receive new sick coral by transferring rehabilitated coral to the ocean park for continued monitoring
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Spun Out in Rum Cay
I have written about Rum Cay in the past, but today I want to share a few misadventures I had there. They started when I decided to take the dinghy outside the reef wall on the southern side of the island to see the HMS Conqueror. This 101-gun British ship of the line was only six…
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Save the Coral Reef AND Protect Yourself from Skin Cancer
There is nothing like sailing with the wind in your hair, sea spray across your face and sun warming every inch of uncovered skin. Unfortunately, these three natural elements – wind, water and sun – cause a triple threat where healthy skin is concerned. That’s because both water and wind damage the skin’s protective barrier…
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The Magic of Anegada – Don’t Miss Island Destinations
Some may say there’s nothing on Anegada. No fancy clubs, casinos or chauffeur driven limos to brand name shops and Broadway shows. That’s the point. It’s the fantastic reefs, toes-in-the-sand beach bars serving some of the best seafood in the world, and a natural beauty and serenity that’s hard to find in this fast-paced world…
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Life of the Sensational Parrotfish
Snorkeling in the aquarium-like waters of Bonaire with its vast array of fish species and clear water, it’s the parrotfish that had me chuckling
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Be A Marine Volunteer! Opportunities Abound in South Florida
Marine volunteer are plentiful to South Florida residents and visitors alike. Here is a sampling of several ways you can get involved
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Coral Restoration Efforts Sprout Optimism in Mote Scientists
A scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research and Restoration (IC2R3) discovered how a coral growing process called micro-fragmentation could accelerate reef restoration; now, Mote is using it on 28 different coral species. Dr. David Vaughan, executive director of Mote’s center in Summerland Key, accidentally revealed the micro-fragmentation success when he broke a…
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Make Sure your Sunscreen is Reef-Friendly
A love of tropical watersports combined with the risk of sunburn and skin cancer translates into an estimated 6,000 to 14,000 tons of sunscreen lotion released onto coral reefs worldwide each year. This is according to a 2015-published scientific article in the journal, Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, which laid the groundwork for a bill introduced to…
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3D Coral Printing Comes to Caribbean
Technology is coming to the rescue of coral reefs worldwide. 3D coral printing, or constructing a three-dimensional object under computer control, is a revolutionary technique that can help rebuild reefs in a whole new way. This process, first used in 2012 when 3D printed reefs were successfully sunk off the coast of Bahrain, will be…
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Aruba International Regatta 2016
The J35 Dash has now won the Aruba International Regatta an unprecedented six times in a row. Some 35 vessels from around the ABC Islands crewed by people from as far away as the US, Colombia, Venezuela, the Netherlands and Belgium, participated in the event. Hailing from Curaçao, and having taken part in every Aruba…
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Give Back Vacation: Focus on Fish & Coral Reefs in the Florida Keys
It’s one thing to see tropical fish and coral reefs. It’s quite another to be part of their preservation. The opportunity to do the latter is what enticed Virginia resident, James Campione and his wife, when they planned a dive vacation to the Florida Keys. “Sightseeing underwater is just plain cool and having opportunities to…
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Floridians Care for Their Corals
During the final two decades of the 20th century, scientists and educators flooded magazines and newspapers with news of coral reefs dying all over the world. By 2007, both federal and state governments responded with legislation including grants giving communities access to what they needed to “do something about the ocean.” And Floridians got busy….
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Coral Conundrum: A Boater’s Guide to Our Oceans’ Changing Chemistry
Take a big breath and hold it. The oxygen you inhale is absorbed by the blood and carried throughout your body. Meanwhile, carbon dioxide is carried back to your lungs and is released. But wait – keep holding your breath. Your lungs will ache as you keep yourself from exhaling. Trigger impulses from your brain…
