The ICRS supports diversity and inclusivity and is happy that this is the most diverse cohort of awardees to date, representing scientists and students from across the globe.

Due to the high standard of applications this year, the ICRS Awards committee would also like to provide an Honourable mention for the following applicants:
Mid Career –James Reimer and Iliana Baums
Ruth Gates –Maya Powers
Coral Reef Conservation – Phanor Montoya-Maya

The International Coral Reef Society is pleased to announce the 2024 Ruth Gates Fellowship Winner: Wyatt Million Australia

The International Coral Reef Society is pleased to announce the 2024 ICRS Fellows:
James Reimer Japan
William Precht USA
Robert Toonen USA
Iliana Baums Germany
Michael Sweet UK
Michael Berumen Saudi Arabia

The International Coral Reef Society is pleased to announce the 2024 ICRS Award winners:
Eminence in Research–Todd LeJeunesse USA
Mid-Career–Rebecca Vega Thurber USA
Early-Career–Sarah Davies USA
Coral Reef Conservation–Francis Staub UK
World Reef–Tries Blandine Razak Indonesia

#ShoutOut to our colleagues Coral Reef Watch for the heat stress updates they provide! These data are critical to understanding thermal stress on a global scale.
coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/main/

2024 breaking all the records still - but not in a good way

Save the date: The next International Coral Reef Symposium will be held 19-24 July 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Woke up with a big smile yesterday after receiving one of the ICRS Graduate Fellowships! 🎉🥂 With the help of International Coral Reef Society I will study how the loss of habitat structure affects damselfish cognition and personality 🐠🧠

Very excited to continue my research in West Hawaii with the support of the International Coral Reef Society Graduate Fellowship and big thanks to Asner Lab ASU GDCS Dr. Julia K. Baum for making our collaboration possible!

I feel so honored to have been awarded the International Coral Reef Society Ruth Gates Fellowship. It means so much to me and I can't wait to explore solutions for coral under ocean deoxygenation here in the FutureReefsLab 🪸

Starting the week with great news! I'm so happy to have been awarded the 2024 International Coral Reef Society Graduate Fellowship to conduct part of my doctoral research exploring the connectivity between Brazilian and Caribbean reef fishes! 🐠🧬

Delighted to be recognised as a fellow of International Coral Reef Society - thanks to those who nominated and voted for me. I will strive to do the society proud and continue to do all I can to protect/aid reefs and those dependant on them for survival. University of Derby

If you missed the event or want to watch it again, it is now on the International Coral Reef Society YouTube channel: youtu.be/PJ7Twp_5mOc

If you look carefully, you’ll find ONE location across the vast southern Great Barrier Reef that is coloured blue

It’s the only tiny spot where heat exposure didn’t exceed the 4 Degree Heating Weeks threshold that triggers coral bleaching.

We’ve never seen bleaching like this.

🚨FOURTH GLOBAL CORAL BLEACHING EVENT CONFIRMED🚨

Mass #bleaching of #coralreefs confirmed by NOAA and ICRI Secretariat in at least 53 countries and territories. Read our full press release ⬇️:

cordioea.net/fourth-global-…

#coralbleaching #climatechange #massbleaching2024

The saddest part of my job is seeing the ecosystem I love and live to protect dying in front of my eyes… The fourth global coral bleaching event has been confirmed. calacademy.org/press/releases…

Omar Valencia from CICESE does not find better news in #Huatulco Mexico as drones are flown over La Entrega Drone Huatulco