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Celebrate Corals Week

Corals Week is December 4–8, 2023! Join us in celebrating this diverse group of invertebrate animals and the reef habitats they create.
December 04, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Corals in clear pristine waters. Shallow water provides habitat for branching corals (Acropora spp), as seen here on a reef flat in Guam. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jonathan Brown

Local Talent and Indigenous Knowledge Key to Restoring Hawaiʻi Coral Reefs

Threats to coral are increasing and the involvement of the local community is imperative. With funding through NOAA’s underserved community grants, Kuleana Coral Restoration graduated their first cohort of local and Native Hawaiian ocean conservationists.
October 30, 2023 - Feature Story ,
COAST participants prepare for one of their first restoration dives. From left to right: Baylee Jackson, Pono Okimoto, Denise Oishi (instructor) Ciara Ratum, and Makaio Villanueva. COAST participants prepare for one of their first restoration dives. From left to right: Baylee Jackson, Pono Okimoto, Denise Oishi (instructor) Ciara Ratum, and Makaio Villanueva. (Photo: Blake Nowack/Kuleana Coral Reefs)

Ocean Currents Magnify Upwelling and Deliver Nutritional Subsidies to Reef-Building Corals During El Niño Heatwaves

Results reveal how large-scale ocean-climate interactions affect reef ecosystems thousands of kilometers away and provide a valuable framework for identifying reefs that may benefit from such biophysical linkages during future bleaching events.
June 14, 2023 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Ocean Currents Magnify Upwelling and Deliver Nutritional Subsidies to Reef-Building Corals During El Niño Heatwaves

Results reveal how large-scale ocean-climate interactions affect reef ecosystems thousands of kilometers away and provide a valuable framework for identifying reefs that may benefit from such biophysical linkages during future bleaching events.
June 14, 2023 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

“Shedding Light on Threatened Corals” Pacific Islands Infographic

An infographic showing how characteristics of four ESA-listed corals change with depth and are impacted by light levels and wave energy. It also lists key threats to corals and the importance of corals for coastal protection, habitat, and the economy.
December 09, 2022 -
This infographic features four illustrations of ESA threatened corals in separate circles organized by depth with the coral in the shallowest habitat at the top and the deepest at the bottom over a dark silhouetted reef seascape in the background.

Climate Change and Habitat Loss: Fisheries at Risk

Habitat restoration experts discuss the challenges coastal habitats face from climate change and what NOAA is doing to address them.
December 06, 2022 - Video ,
Klamath River surrounded by forest with mist in the background. Klamath River. Credit: Shane Anderson.

Mission: Iconic Reefs Shares Strategic Priorities for 2022–2025

The priorities detail immediate strategic actions for management and partners of the Mission: Iconic Reefs coral restoration effort.
March 07, 2022 - Feature Story ,
A diver planting a coral underwater Coral outplanting in the Florida Keys. (Credit: Rachel Hancock Davis)

Spatial Distribution and Sources of Nutrients at Two Coastal Developments in South Kohala, Hawai’i

A study documenting how nutrients are distributed within coral reef developments for better understanding of how to make coral reefs more resilient to stressors.
January 06, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,