Life on the Great Barrier Reef ... fish patterns than simply the percentage cover of hard corals—a widely-used metric to ...

Do fish bay at the moon ... income countries – who depend on coral reefs. These complex ecosystems are, of course, a breeding ground for fish that are a major source of protein and income.

Sergeant major fish (Abudefduf saxatilis), also known as píntano, swim by a coral reef off the dive spot of Abu Dabbab along Egypt’s southern Red Sea coast north of Marsa Alam on September 17 ...

Sergeant Major fish swim around a coral reef, July 14, 2023, in Key West, Fla. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images The warming atmosphere may also be contributing to ocean warming in the region.

Coral reefs ... that suffered major damage several decades ago from dynamite fishing, a practice that uses explosives to stun or kill fish. “These explosives destroy the solid reef structure ...

A weak, dead one will be chewed up by the waves. For seafood lovers, they’re a crucial source of fish and lobsters. In fact, coral reefs support a quarter of all marine life. The fallout from ...

The colorfully patterned reef fish are the first to feel the effect of bleaching because they eat coral, so their "food source is hugely diminished really quickly," said Sally Keith, a marine ...

Sergeant Major fish swim around a coral reef, July 14, 2023, in Key West, Fla. Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images The bleaching events have already started, and alert levels for corals are at ...