Researchers have found that reef fish from the Arabian Gulf, the world's hottest sea, exhibit a higher tolerance to temperature fluctuations compared to those from more thermally stable coral reefs.

Coral reef fish do not arrive at their nursery habitats fully developed. A surgeonfish drifts at sea for about 53 days as a ...

A study has found concerning new evidence of long-term declines in coral reef fish around highly visited inshore islands of the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists surveyed reefs at 100 sites around the ...

A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that small coral reef fish in the Arabian Gulf are facing a hidden but growing source of stress. When oxygen levels drop at night, a common occurrence on some ...

The Board of Land and Natural Resources must protect these resources for Hawaiʻi’s people and future generations.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. New research has found that the protection of coral reefs has boosted the amount of fish they harbor by around 10%. The study used survey data from ...

Artificial light can wake sleeping fish and attract predators, changing nighttime coral reef communities, according to new research using novel underwater infrared cameras. Artificial light can wake ...

Marine Biologist Aran Mooney has proposed a possible solution to all of the ongoing issues with coral reefs: fish music. Working with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts, ...

Coral reef fish communities represent one of the most diverse assemblages on the planet, with thousands of species occupying an array of ecological niches. These fishes underpin critical ecosystem ...

Ocean fish populations have fallen dramatically in the past half-century, and climate change is expected to make the problem worse. Governments have designated “marine protected areas”, where where ...