Coral Reef Maps - Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Gulf

04/24/2024
It’s One of the Last Pristine Coral Reefs on Earth. Should We Be Visiting It?
The Raja Ampat archipelago of Indonesia looms large in the imaginations of underwater adventurers. But by visiting its relatively untouched reefs are we protecting them—or threatening them? more info

04/23/2024
New algorithm solves century-old problem for coral reef scientists
An algorithm developed by a Florida Tech graduate student creates a new ecological survey method that allows scientists to unlock important historical data from a vast trove of coral-reef photographs ... more info

04/15/2024
The world's coral reefs are bleaching. What does that mean?
Huge stretches of coral reef around the world are turning a ghostly white this year amid record warm ocean temperatures. more info

04/19/2024
These coral reefs suffered major damage. Watch how restoration efforts helped bring them back
Coral reefs offer crucial habitat for marine creatures and protection for coastal communities, but face a long list of threats due to human activity. One restoration project in Indonesia demonstrates ... more info

04/15/2024
4th global coral reef bleaching event underway as oceans continue to warm: NOAA
As the world's oceans experience unprecedented rising temperatures, significant coral bleaching has been reported across the globe, according to experts. On Monday, the National Oceanic and ... more info

04/18/2024
Record-breaking ocean heat triggers massive coral reef bleaching
Scientists issued a warning due to record-breaking temperatures in 2023 which accelerated the speed of the second-largest mass coral bleaching event across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. more info

04/22/2024
More than coral: The unseen casualties of record-breaking heat on the Great Barrier Reef
In past bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef, the southern region has sometimes been spared worst of the bleaching. Not this time. This year's intense underwater heat has triggered the most ... more info