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Reef Solutions is making waves around the world! Read the latest press releases and news stories about our work.

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…

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…

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…

‘Fishial’ Recognition: Neural Network Identifies Coral Reef Sounds
on March 11, 2025
New study highlights the correlation between live corals and fishing yields
on December 19, 2024
Ship-mounted camera systems increase protections for marine mammals
on October 15, 2024
New funding will boost vital reef restoration work
on October 2, 2024
WHOI and the University of the Virgin Islands extend Partnership
on July 16, 2024
WHOI Scientists ‘read’ the messages in chemical clues left by coral reef inhabitants
on June 10, 2024

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NFWF Announces $1.3 Million in Grants to Support Coral Reefs

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $1.3 million in grants to support efforts to improve the health…

Fish make music! It could be the key to healing degraded coral reefs

Fish make music! It could be the key to healing degraded coral reefs June 15, 2023 Do fish bay at…

Researchers propose a new technology-centered focus to study and conserve coral reefs

The scope and scale of threats facing coral reefs demand new ways of approaching the questions that need to be…

Can Sound Help Save Coral Reefs?

Coral reefs are more than just a feast for the eyes, they are also awash in a stunning array of…

COP28: A Solutions Toolbox to Save Coral Reefs

December 1, 2023 Economically valuable and biodiverse coral reefs are under threat from climate change and human-based activities. Recently, the…

A COP-28 Minute with Amy Apprill

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate…

Study Examines the Impact of Coral Chemical Compounds on Reef Composition and Health

Stumbling upon a new source of underwater caffeine was just an added bonus of a new study examining the impact…

As oceans warm, snapping shrimp sound a warning

Research published by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists today in Frontiers in Marine Science confirmed their previous observations that rising temperatures increase the…

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Ocean Encounters: An Ocean of Sound

The ocean is awash with a complex symphony of sound, where the clicks, grunts, and whistles of marine life compete with the rumbles, whirs, and thuds of natural and human activity. Learn how biologists are working to decipher animal communication, and use sound to protect ocean life and even restore degraded habitats.

Ocean Encounters: An Ocean of Sound Learn how biologists are working to decipher animal communication, and use sound to protect ocean life and restore degraded habitats.

Give Reefs a Chance Coral reefs around the world are facing a dangerous decline, but there is still hope!

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 series “Building Stuff.”

Publications

Journal articles from the Reef Solutions team

Garcia, B. M., Becker, C. C., Weber, L., Swarr, G. J., Soule, M. C. K., Apprill, A., & Kujawinski, E. B. (n.d.). Advancing Reef Monitoring Techniques through Exometabolomics: Quantification of Labile Dissolved Organic Metabolites on Coral Reefs. doi:10.1101/2023.12.20.572630

Taenzer, L., Wankel, S. D., Kapit, J., Pardis, W. A., Herrera, S., Auscavitch, S., . . . Hansel, C. M. (2023). Corals and sponges are hotspots of reactive oxygen species in the deep sea. PNAS Nexus, 2(11), pgad398. doi:10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad398

Apprill, A., Sikkel, P. C., & Brown, A. L. (2023). Microbiome dynamics of coral reef and cleanerfish from ecological surveys, in situ manipulations, and laboratory experiments conducted from 2020-2021.

Caldwell, J. M., Liu, G., Geiger, E., Heron, S. F., Eakin, C. M., De La Cour, J., . . . Donahue, M. J. (n.d.). Multi-Factor Coral Disease Risk Forecasting for Early Warning and Management. doi:10.1101/2023.10.23.563632

Greene, A., Moriarty, T., Leggatt, W., Ainsworth, T. D., Donahue, M. J., & Raymundo, L. (n.d.). Spatial extent of dysbiosis in the branching coral Pocillopora damicornis during an acute disease outbreak. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 16522. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-43490-3

Becker, C. C., Weber, L., Zgliczynski, B., Sullivan, C., Sandin, S., Muller, E., . . . Apprill, A. (2023). Microorganisms and dissolved metabolites distinguish Florida's Coral Reef habitats. PNAS Nexus, 2(9), pgad287. doi:10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad287