#Wetlands are very effective at reducing water pollution. #Research shows that restoring wetlands in 5% of land can slash nitrogen pollution by up to half.
Coastal wetlands have unique superpowers to help tackle the biggest threats to the #GreatBarrierReef like #ClimateChange and water pollution.
Most northern known’ coral reef off B.C. coast shouldn’t exist: expert
The Fisheries Department announced last week it had closed the area on B.C.’s central coast over the coral reef to all commercial and recreational bottom-contact fisheries, including mid-water trawl.
We use a variety of intelligence-led enforcement methods including air, ocean, river, and ground surveillance,...”
It started with a tip from the local #FirstNation of a “bump on the sea floor” where the fish liked to be & led to the #discovery of #Canada’s only known live #CoralReef.
Deep sea #ecologist Cherisse Du Preez worked with the #KitasooXaixais & #Heiltsuk First Nations & began searching for the #Lophelia coral #reef in 2021, taking a remote-controlled submersible deep into the ocean in #FinlaysonChannel, about 500 kms NW of Vancouver.
Overcrowding problem on China’s #ArtificialIslands in the #SouthChinaSea could be solved with tunnels, according to a #Chinese#ocean#engineering project team that says it has developed an excavation method to overcome the limitations of the soft coral sand.
After a rapid expansion of its presence in the contested #Spratly#reef chain that began about a decade ago, #China eased back on construction in recent years in a bid to soothe the nerves of neighbouring countries
Clownfish of the day: OK, one more clownfish to share. This time we have tomato clownfish in the beautiful reefs of Apo Island. Wide angle photography is not my specialty, but I really like this reef scene with the clownfish moving through the huge anemone arcing across the surface, giant clam in the foreground, and soft corals in the background.