After years of planning, fundraising and waiting, Mote Marine Laboratory’s brand-new, $132 million Science and Education ...

The Tropical Reef Aquarium at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium reopened to the public in June 2024 following 2-1/2 years of restorations and repairs. The $7.09 million renovation project, which ...

Coral reefs, often referred to as the “rainforests of the sea,” are crucial to marine ecosystems, local economies and coastal protection. To restore these vital underwater structures, the University ...

Projects involving the two Atlanta institutions have used technology to advance conservation efforts at Georgia Aquarium and ...

Researchers have published findings about a unique trade and its long-term implications. The international trade in corals used to be primarily a curio trade of dried skeletons, but now focuses on ...

Oceans all over the world are experiencing warmer-than-normal temperatures, but waters off the southern U.S. could be on the brink of an ocean heat wave emergency as temperatures rise to unprecedented ...

On the reefs in the Florida Keys, plenty of snorkelers and scuba divers take in the sights, and others fish with spear guns for sport. But a small third group collects blue-legged hermit crabs, ...

Epaulette Sharks, members of the carpet shark family, are native to shallow coral reefs across the western Pacific. Known for ...