Take a look at some of the different kinds of corals growing at our #fulhadhoocoralrestoration site!

(Stay tuned for more- coming soon!)
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Sheba Hope Grows has partnered with Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds to showcase the world's largest mass coral restoration programme divemagazine.com/scuba-diving-n…

🐠 Fish are absolutely necessary for #CoralReef health. How do we know that? Study after study has documented the fish/coral connection. Here’s just one summary of that important relationship:
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Triggerfish are found in tropical and subtropical oceans around the world. There are about 40 species of this vibrant fish, which are the Balistidae family. Most prefer the shallow coastal waters and coral reefs.

Today's #Barbie fish is another Anthiadinae (lots of pink fish in this subfamily), but this one is special. It's a yet to be described species of Odontanthias from #mesophotic central Pacific reefs. I photographed this one in Micronesia at about 140m depth. #ichthyology

Why do warmer waters have us worried about #CoralReefs ? Increased ocean temperatures can cause coral bleaching, a disruption of the relationship between the coral host and their microscopic algal symbionts that provide the coral with food!
oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_bl…

These corals are:

A. 🎹🎶🪸
B.🧠🔓🪸
C. 🦌 🌲🪸
D. 🍄🪸

Excellent visibility and beautiful coral reefs are at the top of most divers' wish lists. What else is on your list? 📝

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Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the world’s surface area, yet they support 25% of all marine life and are critically important for fisheries and coastal protection.

Now is the time to take action for our #ocean .

Here are 10 strategies 👉 nature.ly/3CAyhys
#OceanMonth

Coral reefs are incredible climate change superheroes!

They absorb and store carbon dioxide, acting as natural carbon sinks.

By regulating pH levels and reducing ocean acidity, they create a thriving environment for marine life.

Let's preserve these magnificent reefs to…

Our collaboration between John Zhang and Sheba Hope Grows Collective is coming to a head soon! Come along to the London Festival of Architecture to experience #coralreefs in #VR put together by UoW School of Architecture and Cities students 🥽🪸 londonfestivalofarchitecture.org/event/re-imagi…

It’s the first day of #OceanMonth and and to kick it off, it’s also #WorldReefDay ! Let’s celebrate #CoralReefs !
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#30DaysOfOceans 📷: NOAA's Flower Garden Banks Natl Marine Sanctuary

Happy #WorldOceanDay ! Today we celebrate the ocean, which makes up 71% of Earth’s surface, but everyday we celebrate our #CoralReefs . While they only cover <1% of our world’s oceans, they provide habitat for >25% of our marine species! 🐠🦀🪸
fisheries.noaa.gov/national/habit…

Close to 500M years old, coral reefs are the ocean’s rainforests.
In particular, coral reefs in the Red Sea are some of the most important in the 🌍 due to their:
🪸High biodiversity
🪸High temperature resistance

Learn more about the importance of coral reefs to the environment…

Why divers should NOT touch wrecks... 🪸👉 Wrecks become artificial reefs over time, providing habitats for various marine organisms. Disturbing these ecosystems by touching wrecks can disrupt the delicate balance and harm the diverse marine life 🐠

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In my happy place 🌊 monitoring #ReefBudgets in the MARRS reef restoration project 🪸🪸🪸 With the best possible support team for science, laughs and tea 💙
thanks Sheba Hope Grows Collective team and Tim Lamont for getting me involved in this exciting project 🙏

A sea turtle swims over coral in Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Philippines.

Snapped a few pics from the restored sites here in Indonesia 📸 In each you can see a few legs of reef stars poking out from underneath 🪸

See how these reefs begin in the last image - heavily degraded rubble fields mostly destroyed by bomb fishing in decades gone by 💣

🔬🪸 #WhatIsItWednesday
Introducing Agaricia agaricites. Also known as the lettuce coral. Colonies of this species can grow in irregular, horizontal, large plates diving upright – resembling a fresh lettuce
📸: Ingo Rogalla

Over two-thirds of corals have been lost because of human activity. We won’t accept losing the remaining corals. We will push the boundaries of what’s possible #ForCoral & the lives depending on reefs. #Biodiversity 💙🪸🌊