Colombia Creates New Caribbean Marine Reserve Near San Andrés
Colombia establishes a new Caribbean marine reserve near San Andrés, protecting biodiversity and supporting local communities.
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3D-Printed Bio Tiles Installed in Miami May Inspire Coral Solutions for the Caribbean
FIU’s modular BIOCAP tiles mimic coral reefs and may hold promise for Caribbean shoreline biodiversity and coral restoration.
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Caribbean Coral Reefs Can Recover Better with Rhythm
A groundbreaking study by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reveals that playing the sounds of healthy coral reefs can encourage coral larvae to settle and grow on damaged reefs in the Caribbean, offering a new, cost-effective tool for reef restoration.
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Protecting Parrotfish: A Key to Coral Reef Survival in the Caribbean
Parrotfish, these colorful denizens of the reef, play a critical role in coral health. But overfishing pushes them towards extinction. Can stricter regulations and responsible tourism help save these underwater cleaners?
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Revitalizing Caribbean Coral Reefs: Reforestation Project Aims to Protect Ecosystems
Discover how a new environmental initiative plans to save the coral reefs of St. Eustatius and Saba by reforesting and safeguarding their coastal ecosystems.
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Tsunami in Tiny Form: How a Microscopic Parasite Shook Caribbean Coral Reefs
Unveiling the hidden destruction, researchers reveal that a minuscule parasite, Philaster apodigitiformis, caused the massive die-off of Diadema sea urchins in the Caribbean, impacting the delicate balance of coral reefs.
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Florida Keys Coral Reefs Selectively Damaged by Irma
There is good news and bad news for those who love to dive and snorkel coral reefs in the Florida Keys. Keys-based dive operators and scientists have weighed in on what they have found beneath the sea in the months following powerful Hurricane Irma, which roared across the Florida Keys Sept. 10. The wide category…
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Green Cruising
Topics like sustainable resources and waste disposal are all over the media, the public shows concern and agrees that something should be done in order to save the planet. For many, environmental woes remain somewhat theoretical, distant, brushed aside by more sensational topics. Cruisers tend to be more aware of their impact on the earth…
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Colorful Shrimp of Bonaire
As a frequent diver in the clear waters of Bonaire, I have become obsessed with observing the little creatures that reside there. Among my favorites are the colorful shrimp. Some species are found on certain coral, and many live in stinging anemone. Some feed on tentacle tissue of their host and on the mucus-trapped planktonic…
