Researchers said the rare species “abruptly disappeared” from the region following an El Niño event. Now it is thriving.

With colors that blend into the bright coral of the reef, it’s just waiting for the opportunity to use its sharp teeth to ...

He has spent nearly two decades establishing fisheries and coral reef data throughout the Marshall Islands, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Unlike externally reproducing species, mustard hill coral populations are genetically unique to each reef, consisting of family groups and clones, or individuals produced by asexual reproduction.

The Marshall Islands are a chain of 29 coral atolls – ring shaped islands formed from coral reefs that encircle lagoons – located in the central Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and the Philippines.

scopulus corallii. Imago ex Unsplash. In marine environments, artificial islands and structures show promise for protecting endangered species dependent on coral reef ecosystems. Coral reefs worldwide ...

The Marshall Islands are seeking to become the last of the 193 United Nations member states to have a recognized international 11-a-side soccer team, with the aim of becoming a member of FIFA ...

In the warm waters surrounding Guam, a quiet battle wages to save the island's coral reefs from rising ocean temperatures and other threats. Leading this fight is Laurie Raymundo, Ph.D., director ...

With the support of the Ireland Trust Fund, MICS coordinated training with the RMI Environmental Protection Authority, College of the Marshall Islands, and Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority ...

MAJURO/TEXAS (PHYS.ORG/Pacnews) — Biologists from The University of Texas at Arlington are the first to discover an invasive frog — the greenhouse frog — in the Marshall Islands, a sprawling Pacific ...

It also found new coral species, probably carried by currents from Rongelap Atoll to the east. A National Geographic Pristine Seas diver swims next to the USS Saratoga aircraft carrier shipwreck at ...