Research led by the University of Oxford has found that oceanographic connectivity (the movement and exchange of water between different parts of the ocean) is a key influence for fish abundance ...

Reef "beauty salons" staffed by tiny cleaner fish aren t just for parasite removal they may also shape the microbial life of the entire ecosystem. A fascinating new study shows these bustling fish ...

New research from the University of Sydney shows that international conservation efforts account for approximately 10% of fish stocks on coral reefs. The global study, published in Proceedings of the ...

New research has found that the protection of coral reefs has boosted the amount of fish they harbor by around 10%. The study used survey data from about 2,600 reefs with varying levels of protection ...

A concept first imagined during a PhD project in 2001 is now drawing clouds of juvenile fish to specially designed reef ...

Coral reefs are necessarily gorgeous in color and movement, but below the waves there is a similarly colorful world of sound. Underwater, there is a soundscape of snapping shrimp, grunting fish, and ...

A groundbreaking study of 7,000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef food webs: As sharks declined by 75 percent and fish preferred by humans ...

Coral reefs are undoubtedly in crisis. Scientists have documented concerning coral bleaching events, dramatic declines in coral cover, fish and shark populations across the Caribbean over recent ...

Where do you go when you’re a fish and you need a skincare treatment? Coral reefs contain natural “beauty salons,” lively social hubs of activity where fish “clients” swim up and wait to be serviced ...