Coral reef restoration has cost $250 million, but reefs are worth 1,000 times that
The healthy reefs in the Florida Keys alone yield $6.3 billion in revenue every year.
The healthy reefs in the Florida Keys alone yield $6.3 billion in revenue every year.
Coral restoration programs are expanding, but local and global stressors still threaten coral survival.
Along with grazers to keep them clean, coral reefs need cleaner waters and cooler oceans to ensure their long-term survival.
NOAA leads most of the government’s work on ocean and coastal health, as well as research into climate risks.
Researchers found the nation’s reefs spare about 18,000 people and $1.8 billion in economic assets from floods each year.
A major focus of the collaborative research is on how urchins can improve the growth and survival of corals.
The research will develop systems to navigate through ocean environments that are now difficult or impossible to explore.
Our marine creatures and coral reefs are being pummeled by ocean heat waves.
As part of a commitment to help protect coastal communities and marine life, Peisen Tan studies the dynamics of waves.
The ocean economy is threatened by damage from storms, sea level rise and marine heat waves fueled by climate change.
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