More than 50% of Great Barrier Reef is gone.

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SeaWeb

SeaWeb is a communications-based nonprofit organization that uses social marketing techniques to advance ocean conservation. By raising public awareness, advancing science-based solutions and mobilizing decision-makers around ocean conservation, we are leading voices for a healthy ocean.

Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI)

A new Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI), centered around high-level political commitments and proactive implementation by governments of the Coral Triangle area, and supported and carried forward by private sector, international agency and civil society (NGO) partners, could provide a major contribution toward safeguarding the region’s marine and coastal biological resources for the sustainable growth and prosperity of current and future generations.

Coral Triangle Map

WWF - Coral Triangle

Grounding of USS 'Port Royal' - Update

The price tag of the grounding of the USS Port Royal in Hawaiian waters last month proves just how costly the mistake was.

Seven new species of coral identified

Scientists yesterday announced they have identified seven new species of bamboo coral in the deep waters of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.

More News on USS "Port Royal" Grounding

AP

Divers repair damaged reef

More damage to Port Royal

US Navy to pay for reef damage

The state of Hawaii plans to ask the Navy to reimburse it for the cost of repairing the coral reef damaged when the cruiser Port Royal ran aground Feb. 5.
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The State of the Reef

On this page, you can see some possible outcomes for parts of the Great Barrier Reef of different climate change scenarios resulting from an increase in sea surface temperature, taking into account the possible adaptability of coral.

USS 'Port Royal' runs aground on Reef

Honolulu.
A guided misile cruiser, the USS 'Port Royal', ran aground off Honolulu and was finally floated off after three and half days stuck on the reef.
Considerable damage to both reef and ship.

Cold Water Coral

We often hear tropical corals are the rainforests of the oceans. But there are more coral species in deep, cold waters than shallow warm waters. Murray Roberts describes plans to explore these little-known habitats.