Coral Reefs

Sargassum washed up on a beach

Keynote at the Forum on Ocean, Seas, and Opportunities for Sustainable Development

KeynoteWednesday, 9 October 2019 Honorable Senators and distinguished guests.My name is Mark Spalding, and I am the President of The Ocean Foundation, and of the A.C. Fundación Mexicana para el Océano This is my 30th year of …

Is Your Sunscreen Killing Coral Reefs?

Is your sunscreen killing coral reefs?  The likely answer, unless you are already sunscreen- reef savvy, is yes.  After decades of research to develop the most effective sunscreens, it turns …

Passion for Coral Reefs

At the end of June, I had the pleasure and privilege to attend the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS), the premier conference for coral reef scientists from all over …

Corals Need Relief

Coral reefs can handle a lot of chronic and acute harms, until they can’t.  Once a reef tract crosses the threshold from a coral-dominated system to a micro-algae dominated system …

200 Years of Cuban Coral Arrives in Santa Cruz

Daria Siciliano, of TOF project Cuba Marine Research and Conservation, is featured in KQED Science talking about the recent shipment of 200 years of coral cores from Cuba to California for research.  Read the full …

Where we are now with Corals of the World

Letter from a TOF Grantee:  Where we now are with Corals of the World By Charlie Veron  Corals of the World is a project that began with a five-year effort …

Letter from a TOF Grantee: Where we now are with Corals of the World

By Charlie Veron  Corals of the World is a project that began with a five-year effort to put together what became a 3-volume hard copy encyclopaedia with photographs illustrating the …

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Ocean and Climate Change

I. IntroductionII. The Basics of Climate Change and the OceanIII. Coastal and Ocean Species Migration due to Climate ChangeIV. Hypoxia (Dead Zones)V. The Effects of Warming Waters VI. Marine Biodiversity …