Seabird poop helps restore coral reefs – Mongabay Kids
![Can coral survive a bleaching event? If the stress-caused bleaching is not severe, coral have been known to recover. If the algae loss is prolonged and the stress continues, coral eventually dies, courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/coralbleaching.webp)
Exciting news! Scientists working on reefs in the Indian Ocean have discovered that nutrients from seabird poop help corals grow…
Seabird poop is recipe for coral recovery amid climate-driven bleaching – Mongabay
![Wedge-tailed Shearwaters (by Tony Morris CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr).](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/8027203355_68ced6fb32_o.jpg)
Researchers have found that nutrients from seabird poop led to a doubling of coral growth rates and faster recovery after bleaching events, promoting overall resilience…
The Maldives Is Racing To Create New Land. Why Are So Many People Concerned? – Nature
![The dredging and reclamation works (utilizing a total of 18 million cubit meters of sand) at K. Gulhifalhu were completed on April 15, 2024 (Courtesy of Ministry of Construction and Infrastructure, Republic of Maldives via X).](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GLSo-uwXEAAbr3l-798x449.jpeg)
Sun, sand and sea.” Those are the three ingredients for tourism in the Maldives, Mohamed Shaiz’s father told him. For more than a decade, Shaiz’s family owned a successful local hotel in Addu, the Maldives’ southernmost atoll. But nearly 9 months ago, the government took away the sea…
Behind the Story: Land Reclamation in the Maldives – the Pulitzer Center
![Aerial image of a neighbourhood in Hulhumalé, Maldives (by Ashwa Faheem/UNDP Maldives via UNDP.org)](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/hml_aerial_12-798x449.jpeg)
Most visitors come to the Maldives for its resorts and pristine beaches. For Pulitzer Center grantee Jesse Chase-Lubitz, there’s a story behind that sand…The Maldives face an existential threat from sea level rise, and rebuilding the coastline with dredged sand has become a popular solution. But a series of activists on the 1,200-island archipelago are questioning the tradeoffs…Through interviews with taxi drivers, hotel owners, politicians, and scientists, Chase-Lubitz found that land reclamation is not a one-size-fits-all policy…
How Saving The Maldives May Actually Destroy It – the Medium
![The reclamation work of K. Gulhifalhu is currently in progress. Total 16.9 million cubic meters of sand has been pumped out of the planned 18 million cubic meters, March 26, 2024(Courtesy of the Maldives Ministry of Construction and Infrastructure via X).](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GJm1o1rWwAAarys-798x599.jpeg)
Just imagine waking up one day to find the sea that was once at your doorstep replaced by a fake 130-meter beach. This is the new reality for the residents of Addu, the southernmost atoll of the Maldives. But this shocking transformation isn’t new — it’s a desperate move to keep the country above water and thriving…
A Healthy Coral Reef Is a Symphony – Reasons to be Cheerful Magazine
![Blue tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) swimming through coral, Puerto Rico, La Parguera, January 2005 (by NOAA CCMA Biogeography Team, courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, CC BY 2.0 DEED via Flickr).](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/9734059790_1a5e44ba2c_k-798x599.jpg)
In the growing field of “ecoacoustics,” scientists use the ocean’s natural sounds to monitor the health of marine ecosystems — and even restore them…
The Gulf Coast is home to one of the last healthy coral reefs. It’s surrounded by oil – Grist Magazine
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While the Gulf of Mexico is a region known for oil, it’s also home to something far less expected. Nestled among offshore oil platforms, about 150 miles from Houston, is one of the healthiest coral reefs in the world: the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary….
Naomi Longa wins 2024 Whitley Award for coral reef conservation in Coral Triangle – Oceanographic Magazine
![Coral Reefs in Papua New Guinea, April 2004 (by Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia)](https://coastalcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1024px-Coral_reefs_papua-798x599.jpeg)
Last night, the 2024 winners of the Whitley Awards were announced in London. Amongst other grassroot activists, Naomi Longa was given the prestigious award for her inspiring work with the Sea Women of Melanesia…
‘Like wildfires underwater’: Worst summer on record for Great Barrier Reef as coral die-off sweeps planet – CNN World
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Rising sea temperatures around the planet have caused a bleaching event that is expected to be the most extensive on record…