Malaysia: 200 reef balls 'planted' to restore corals

About 200 reef balls weighing a total of 540 tonnes were planted at the Mid Reef area off Manukan Island, near here, to restore coral reefs wrecked by the Greg Storm about eight years ago, Thursday. Officiating at the...

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Artificial Reefs Double Fish Harvest - Inquirer News Service 11/03/05

On what was once barren sea floor, coral clusters have emerged from concrete cubes in the fish sanctuary in the Ragay Gulf off the village of Caranan in Pasacao, Camarines Sur. Francisco P. Ombao, 53, feels self-fulfilled over the...

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Mexican divers try to fix coral reef damaged by Hurricane Wilma

Mexican scuba divers are struggling in surging seas to repair one of the world's biggest coral reefs after it was badly damaged by Hurricane Wilma last month. Buffeted by strong currents, it takes three divers to hold broken chunks...

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Fiji's Great Sea Reef to Become Marine Protected Area - FijiLive 11/07/05

Local chiefs of Fiji's Great Sea Reef are today launching the first of a series of marine protected areas that will form one of the world's largest networks of underwater sanctuaries. The chiefs in the Macuata province will announce...

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Another Excellent Blog Out There!

I found this other great blog you might wanna bookmark and follow too: Think Reef - Reef Aquarium Info: " This site is dedicated to my passion for coral reef aquariums" Why should I copy what has already been...

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People, Not Tsunami, Damaged Reef the Most - ABC Science Online 11/08/05

Human misuse has caused more damage to coral reefs off the northwest coast of Aceh, Indonesia, than the recent tsunami, new research shows. Ecologists visited a number of reefs closest to the epicentre of the Sumatra-Andanaman earthquake and found...

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National Coral Reef Action Strategy: Report to Congress (2005)

Were you aware that there is a National Coral Reef Task Force? It is defined as “an interagency body that works to develop and implement comprehensive, multidisciplinary and coordinated approaches to preserve and protect U.S. coral reef ecosystems and...

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Coral reefs may be adjusting to climate change

A coral bleaching expert says there are signs that some coral reefs are adapting to climate change. Many coral clusters in Queensland's Great Barrier Reef have struggled to survive in the rising sea temperatures of the past decade. Dr...

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Thailand: Oil spill threatens coastal coral reefs

Crude oil slicks from the oil spill on Sunday near the main beach resort of Pattaya have threatened coral reefs and tourism, and suggested that Thai Oil Plc was too early and too optimistic in announcing the spill was...

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Corals 'Adapt to Climate Change' - AAP 11/23/05

Scientists believe corals may be able to protect themselves from devastating bleaching events after discovering some can adapt to climate change. The find, described by Dr Ray Berkelmans as "tremendously exciting", comes amid predictions up to 100 per cent...

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University Of Oregon scientists reveal how coral reefs got the blues

University of Oregon scientists report their discovery of the basis for the blue coloration found in many coral reef formations in an article published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...Jim Remington and Nathan Henderson of the...

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