After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world’s fourth mass bleaching event on coral reefs around the globe. At least 74 countries and territories ...

BIG PINE KEY (CBSMiami/FKNB) – A weekend underwater concert underscored reef protection for conservation-minded divers and snorkelers in the Florida Keys, home to the continental United States' only ...

Part of the financing will also support vessel monitoring technology to improve transparency and responsible sourcing within ...

In response to the significant environmental challenges facing the Great Barrier Reef, Red Cat Adventures, a leading eco-tourism operator in the Whitsundays, has demonstrated an unwavering commitment ...

Coral reefs may seem like paradise, but they are being degraded by a range of global and local factors, including climate change, poor water quality, and overfishing. New research reveals that ...

A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ensure governments are held to account for safeguarding marine ecosystems and empower local and Indigenous communities to demand ...

Climate change is severely impacting coral reefs globally, including Florida's reef, which is vital to the state's economy and provides significant flood protection. Florida's coral reef has ...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef today becomes the world’s largest network of marine highly protected areas, as a new zoning plan comes into effect. This follows a four-year campaign by WWF. Gland, ...

The population of some of the ocean's biggest predators looks to be dwindling. Sharks have been found to be "functionally extinct" in nearly one in five reefs surveyed as part of a new study done by ...

An international group of scientists has surveyed more than 2,500 coral reef systems across 44 countries to determine how to save them in the face of damage caused by climate change and humans, ...

BIG PINE KEY - Hundreds of divers and snorkelers took part in the annual Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival Saturday with the goal to raise awareness to coral reef protection. Organizers said the ...