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The Race to Engineer Coral Reef Solutions in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Inside Climate News, July 9, 2025 As world leaders gather to address a global marine crisis at the UN Ocean…
New study highlights the correlation between live corals and fishing yields
What does a decline in healthy coral reefs mean for fisheries? A new study published in Marine Resource Economics examines the…
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PBS Nova Building Stuff: Change It!
The Reef Solutions team and their work in USVI took center stage in a recent episode of the PBS Nova…
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- Seawater microbes are a powerful tool for diagnosing coral reef health and strengthening conservation efforts, according to new paperMay 16, 2025
- ‘Fishial’ recognition: Neural network identifies coral reef soundsMar 11, 2025
- New study highlights the correlation between live corals and fishing yieldsDec 19, 2024
- Ship-mounted camera systems increase protections for marine mammalsOct 15, 2024
- New funding will boost vital reef restoration workOct 2, 2024
- WHOI and the University of the Virgin Islands extend PartnershipJul 16, 2024
- WHOI Scientists ‘read’ the messages in chemical clues left by coral reef inhabitantsJun 10, 2024
- Study: eDNA methods give a real-time look at coral reef healthApr 5, 2024
New funding will boost vital reef restoration work
Woods Hole, Mass. (Oct. 2, 2024) – Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), along with partners, have received…
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WHOI and the University of the Virgin Islands extend Partnership
WHOI and the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) extending their working…
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New study from Woods Hole scientists suggests sound could help restore coral reefs (WCAI)
Purring fish and snapping shrimp. Croaks and pulses from a chorus of fish. Those are some of the noises that…
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There’s a difference between the sound of a healthy coral reef and a degraded reef (NPR)
Scientists working off the U.S. Virgin Islands found that the sounds of a healthy coral reef, played on underwater speakers,…
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Soundtracks for coral babies may help save reefs (REUTERS)
As the world faces yet another mass coral bleaching this year, some scientists may have found a way to help…
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Playing thriving reef sounds on underwater speakers ‘could save damaged corals’ (Guardian)
Scientists working off the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean found that coral larvae were up to seven times more likely to…
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Scientists are using underwater speakers to help restore degraded coral reefs: Study (ABC)
Researchers have discovered a new method that could encourage the restoration of degraded coral reef populations, which have been declining…
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The Sound of (Reef) Music
In the fight to save corals, the solution may lie in sound. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) associate scientist Aran…
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