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KUDAT: Coral restoration sites under the Tun Mustapha Park (TMP) Coral Restoration Roadmap yielded an increase in live coral cover and fish biomass, said WWF-Malaysia.

DAYMANIYAT ISLANDS (AFP) – On a sailing boat anchored off Oman’s pristine Daymaniyat Islands, volunteer divers pull on wetsuits, check their scuba tanks and then take turns plunging into the clear turquoise water. They are diving for a reason: to remove the massive fishing nets damaging an unusually resilient coral reef system that is seen […]

On a sailing boat anchored off Omans pristine Daymaniyat Islands, volunteer divers pull on wetsuits, check their scuba tanks and then take turns plunging into the clear turquoise water.

On a sailing boat anchored off Oman's pristine Daymaniyat Islands, volunteer divers pull on wetsuits, check their scuba tanks and then take turns plunging into the clear turquoise water."To protect marine ecosystems, we must first preserve coral reefs," said the 45-year-old who oversees the Daymaniyat Islands, Oman's only marine reserve.

On a sailing boat anchored off Oman's pristine Daymaniyat Islands, volunteer divers pull on wetsuits, check their scuba tanks and then take turns plunging into the clear turquoise water.

On a sailing boat anchored off Oman's pristine Daymaniyat Islands, volunteer divers pull on wetsuits, check their scuba tanks and then take turns plunging into the clear turquoise water. They are diving for a reason: to remove the massive fishing nets damaging an unusually resilient coral reef system that is seen as more likely than most to survive rising sea temperatures. The clean-up is one example of how divers and Omani authorities are joining forces to protect the reefs -- which are cr...

The Reef Check this year showed the local corals are generally healthy, and the species diversity remains on the high side, according to the...

The winners, who hailed from Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines, are leading organisations in furthering plastic waste reduction and the protection of marine life.

Russ Lesser runs Dive N’ Surf in Redondo Beach, founded by the Meistrell brothers.

JAKARTA — New research on slugs has found two types of mangrove forests in the Indo-West Pacific region, highlighting their much-needed protection against deforestation and rising sea levels. The study said the Indo-West Pacific had two mangrove hotspots with distinct habitat types: fringe mangroves in the Coral Triangle (encompassing central and eastern Indonesia, the Philippines, […]