and they combine their efforts with the active protection of existing reefs. â â â â â â In these programs, floating, living coral fragments broken off due to destructive ...

Volunteers from the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana deployed 30-pound bags of recycled oysters collected from area ...

Decades of coastal erosion and land loss have dramatically altered the landscape around Grand Bayou Louisiana.

Up to 72 percent of coral found dead on 12 of 19 surveyed reefs in the north of the world’s largest living structure.

"We tend to think of our seafloor as a flat, muddy expanse, but in the past many locations were a three-dimensional landscape of complex living reefs – now completely lost from our collective ...

The hope is that more oysters, which can form natural seawalls in shallow water, will attach to and colonize the honeycombed barrier, ultimately forming resilient “living reefs,” Rutgers ...

But after years of work, a system of artificial reefs largely completed this summer could help soften the blow of future ...

These are just a few examples of the living connections between Hawaii, its people and the natural environment. Our coral reef habitats are more than beautiful, underwater seascapes to look at and ...