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Here's how researchers are improving conditions of degraded coral reefs
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 30 (ANI): In order to improve the conditions of the degraded coral reefs in the ocean, researchers are attracting young fishes by playing the sound of healthy reefs.
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Metal pollution poses new danger to corals in warming oceans: Study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 20 (ANI): Agricultural runoff, especially the metal copper and marine plant leaching from boat hulls pose as an emerging threat to Coral Sea fans in the waters around Puerto Rico.
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Climate change affecting shark pups development: Study
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 18 (ANI): Climate change is showing its catastrophic effect on the growth and body condition of shark pups, says a recent study.
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Researcher finds extreme mangrove on Great Barrier Reef
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): Researchers discovered "extreme corals" in mangrove lagoons around Australia's Great Barrier Reef, which is yielding important information about how corals deal with environmental stress.
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Here's the reason for sharks' bright green hue in ocean depths
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 9 (ANI): In the depths of the sea, certain shark species transform the ocean's blue light into a bright green color that only other their kind can see. Researchers have now identified what's responsible for the sharks' bright green hue.
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17-year-old, Siddharth Pillai's patented modular artificial reef to revita
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] July 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Indian marine ecosystem has been under threat for long due to climate change, pollution and destructive fishing practices. As a result, aquatic species find it extremely difficult to survive.
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Coral reefs shifting away from equator, researchers point out
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 10 (ANI): The number of young corals on tropical reefs has declined by 85 per cent - and doubled on subtropical reefs - during the last four decades.
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Some corals can survive in acidified ocean conditions
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 7 (ANI): Out of many corals which face survival risk because of rising acidity of the oceans, Caribbean coral species can survive and grow under the rising carbon dioxide levels, found researchers.
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Cooperation among fishermen can boost fish stock
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 4 (ANI): Cooperation among competing fishermen can boost fish stocks on coral reefs and other terrestrial ecosystems, suggest researchers.
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Global efforts needed to save coral reefs: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 3 (ANI): Localised attempts alone can't save the corals reefs but a worldwide effort is needed to reduce global warming that could save the reefs, suggested a study.
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Sea turtle population increasing: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 25 (ANI): A recent study claims that endangered turtle (Hawksbill & Green turtle) population is increasing in Pacific coral reefs.
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Researchers discover peculiar organism that produce chlorophyll without en
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Apr 8 (ANI): For the first time, researchers in a recent study, have discovered a 'peculiar' organism that can produce chlorophyll but does not engage in the process of photosynthesis.
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