Australian scientists said Wednesday that they had found a widespread decrease in coral cover in southern parts of the Great ...

EIGHTY percent of fisherfolk in Southern Leyte have been severely affected by an ongoing outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish. The outbreaks have been recurring over the years, with notable ...

Crown-of-Thorns Starfish: This starfish specie uses a nerve ring and radial nerves to manage movement. Interestingly, these ...

Australian Institute of Marine Science underwater surveys shows unprecedented coral death on southern reef - a month after ...

Li Jiyu, a technical engineer at Huawei Mauritius, said that monitoring at the coral reef restoration site can determine ...

This could change where current-dependent larvae of coral and coral-eating crown of thorns starfish end up. But our modelling shows these changes won’t greatly affect upwellings over our time ...

Giant triton (snail) -> Crown-of-thorns starfish -> Hard coral One of the few predators of the crown-of-thorns starfish, the giant triton (Charonia tritonis) has evolved a tolerance to the ...

As a result, "annoying setbacks" can't be avoided, Nazurally said. For example, the crown-of-thorns starfish, known as a "killer" of coral reefs, could eat up to four square meters of coral ...

Millions of Australians grew up by the beach and spent their summers playing in the surf, never knowing deadly critters could be lurking just below the waves. Keep reading to learn all about ...

While these nets are a human-made threat, Ng said a natural threat is the crown of thorns starfish. “These starfish are coral predators and eat healthy corals. “However, action is only taken ...

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), fisherfolk, and marine conservation advocates are urging the Senate to ...