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Some of the world's healthiest coral reefs can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) off the Texas coast. Sheltered in a deep, cool habitat far from shore, the reefs in ...
A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. ... Healthy tropical coral reefs grow horizontally from 1 to 3 cm (0.39 to 1.18 in) per ...
But one of the healthiest coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean is located elsewhere in Texas. At the Flower Garden Bank National Marine Sanctuary, about 100 miles offshore of ...
The three banks—East Flower Garden Bank, West Flower Garden Bank, and Stetson Bank—are underwater mountains. The banks support coral reefs, some of the healthiest in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic region. These reef communities began developing on the salt domes approximately 10,000–15,000 years ago.
Along Jamaica's 894 km (556 mi) of coastline are 763 km 2 (295 sq mi) of coral reefs as of 2014. [7] However, the reefs were once much larger. About 85% of Jamaica's coral reefs were lost between 1980–2000. [8] Coral reef distribution on the northern coast of Jamaica extends from Morant Point in the east to Negril in the west.
In addition to providing critical habitat for at least 25 percent of the world’s marine life, coral reefs are considered key to finding new drugs and medicines.
A panorama of the coral reef near Heron Island, taken as part of the Catlin Seaview Survey. The Catlin Seaview Survey, later renamed the XL Catlin Seaview Survey, was a major scientific expedition which commenced in September 2012, whose aim was to document the composition and health of coral reefs worldwide. Specifically, the survey aimed to ...
The NOAA coral reef authority declared the global bleaching event in April 2024, making it the fourth of its kind since 1998. ... This would have dire implications for ocean health, subsistence ...