High Ocean Temperatures May Slow Deadly Coral Disease, New Study Finds

Portable Coral Spawning Laboratory Shipped to the Maldives and Grows 10,000 Young Corals in Weeks

In the Maldives, a mobile coral spawning system has been trialed with scintillating success, as 10,000 juvenile corals were grown by local operators. It represents not only a major hope that island nations can abate the loss of coral reefs, but also that the spawning system’s $1.5 million grant investment was well-spent, and that an […] The post Portable Coral Spawning Laboratory Shipped to the Maldives and Grows 10,000 Young Corals in Weeks app…

High ocean temperatures may slow deadly coral disease, new study finds

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports reveals a surprising discovery in the fight against one of the most destructive coral diseases in the Atlantic and Caribbean: high sea surface temperatures may slow down the spread of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD).

Probiotics Show Promise in Slowing Coral Disease Impacting Caribbean Reefs

Blake Ushijima, assistant professor in the Department of Biology and Marine Biology, recently co-authored a groundbreaking study in partnership with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History revealing that a bacterial probiotic can slow the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) in wild corals.

Shifts in coral reef holobiont communities in the high-CO2 marine environment of Iōtorishima Island - Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification (OA), driven by rising atmospheric CO2, presents a serious threat to marine biodiversity, especially within coral reef ecosystems. Natural analogue sites, such as the high-pCO2 seep at Iōtorishima Island in Japan, offer insights into future conditions. This study investigated the holobiont communities of Symbiodiniaceae and bacteria in the zoantharian Palythoa tuberculosa at Iōtorishima […] The post Shifts in coral reef holob…