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One sign of a recovering reef is coral recruitment. Coral reef recruitment refers to the process by which young corals settle and establish themselves on the substrate of the existing reef. This process is crucial for the growth, maintenance, and recovery of coral reef ecosystems. Thankfully, signs of recruitment were abundant during the field surveys we conducted with the Pacific Blue Foundation in Beqa Lagoon. On the fringing reef surrounding Rukua village, hundreds of small branching and boulder corals were seen successfully growing on the substrate. Check out what we found:https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/reef-recovery-in-beqa-lagoon/ ... See MoreSee Less

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"Record high temperatures and relentless marine heat waves triggered widespread coral bleaching and die-offs in the Florida Keys and the Caribbean this summer, forcing emergency rescue measures to salvage and move coral from experimental nurseries offshore."Learn more about #CoralBleaching and how it has impacted reefs in the #FloridaKeys in this great article from USA TODAY: https://usatoday.com/story/graphics/… ... See MoreSee Less

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Scientists find we are “well outside the safe operating space for humanity” in a new study meant to assess the health of our planet "The international group of scientists that conducted the research, which draws from 2,000 studies, calls it the “first scientific health check for the entire planet,” per The Guardian's Damian Carrington. They say the “most worrying” finding is that all four of the biological boundaries, which cover living things, are already at or near the most dangerous levels.Of note is the severity of nutrient pollution, namely the overabundance of phosphorus and nitrogen in Earth’s waters. These two elements are widely used as crop fertilizers and cause issues like algal blooms and ocean dead zones when they are released haphazardly into ecosystems." Read the full story in Smithsonian Magazine ... See MoreSee Less

Humans Have Exceeded Six of the Nine Boundaries Keeping Earth Habitable

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"Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) are masters of camouflage. To help them hide from predators, their skin can change from mottled white to the dark orange of corals and rocks in a matter of seconds thanks to special, pigmented cells. But how do they know whether they’re blending in or standing out? In a new study, scientists say they’ve discovered a layer of cells just beneath the fish’s color-changing skin that is packed with light-sensing proteins. This tissue could help the elusive animal compare and match the hue of its skin to its surroundings."Read the full article in Science: https://www.science.org/content/article/watch-light-sensing-cells-turn-hogfish-master-disguise ... See MoreSee Less

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#FactFriday: Modern ctenophores, or comb jellies, are soft-bodied, meaning they are 95% water and have no hard body parts. Ctenophore fossils from the Cambrian period indicate that the ancient form of these creatures had a hard skeleton. Scientists believe this skeleton was part of a trend to “armor up” during the Cambrian due to intense predation.Learn more on our coral reef education portal: https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/education/portal/#FunFact #FunFactFriday #Ctenophore ... See MoreSee Less

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