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Marshall Islands protects ‘pristine’ Pacific corals with first marine sanctuary
The Marshall Islands government has announced it will ... including green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and fish species such as the Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) and the bumphead ...
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Staghorn coral
What is the staghorn coral? Like its name suggests, staghorn coral is a species of coral that looks ... coast of Africa and all the way out to islands in the Pacific, such as Vanuatu and Kiribati.
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See Staggering Photos of the World's Largest Coral, Newly Discovered by Scientists in the Pacific Ocean
Scientists and filmmakers spotted the massive coral in the Solomon Islands in October and announced ... The polyps belong to ...
Red coral colonies survive a decade after being transplanted in the Medes Islands
The red coral colonies that were transplanted a decade ago on the seabed of the Medes Islands have survived successfully. They are very similar to the original communities and have contributed to the ...
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The tiny island over 8,300 miles from the UK that's one of the world's safest nations
The nation, which is located over 8,300 miles from the UK, consists of 29 coral atolls and five main islands. It offers a peaceful escape in a remote location for tourists. The Marshall Islands ...
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About the Coral Triangle
The Coral Triangle is a marine region that spans those parts of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste with at least 500 species of reef-building ...
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Pillar Coral Proposed for Increased Endangered Species Act Protection
Those designations followed a March lawsuit filed by the Center against the Fisheries Service for failing to finalize protections for 12 threatened coral species around Florida and islands in the ...