The hard version of coral polyps produces limestone that is used to form layer after layer of a rigid coral skeleton. Groups ...

the survival of other reef fishes is slashed by about 80 percent. The invasion of predatory lionfish in the Caribbean region poses yet another major threat there to coral reef ecosystems -- a new ...

The health of coral reefs can be impacted as much by the diversity of fish ... of tropical fisheries. Many herbivores, such as parrotfish and surgeonfish, are eaten by people across the Caribbean.

The extremely warm ocean waters fueling this season’s record hurricane season are stressing coral ... many of the fish that graze algae off reefs and keep them clean. The Caribbean is known ...

The coral fish trade is booming! But it's destroying the reefs themselves, and driving many species to extinction. The Banggai Cardinalfish is among those unlikely to survive as this evil trade lays ...

The Mesoamerican reef system of Belize and Mexico provides a unique experimental setting that has allowed us to isolate the importance of mangroves to coral reef fish. Three atolls have virtually ...

The Caribbean is chockablock ... Guadeloupe's coral reefs are also worth checking out; they're home to nearly 60 coral species and countless other types of fish and marine life.

Spend your days swimming with tropical fish and your evenings enjoying the island’s vibrant dining and shopping.

Fishing on coral reefs is completely different from commercial, deep-ocean fishing. Individual fishers or teams on small boats, take whatever fish they can catch, which may vary from day to day or ...

studied nutrient cycles in 43 coral reefs in the Caribbean for four years, specifically looking at what fish can bring to the table. They collected more than 140 different fish species from the ...