TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taiwan Coral Reef Society said that a large number of crown-of-thorns starfish have been found in the waters of Kaohsiung’s Dongsha Atoll National Park. The agency held a ...

The investigation further identified that human activities on the nearby Zhongye Dao triggered crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks ... distinguish facts from opinions, and make sure their analysis ...

One of Australia’s top attractions, the world’s largest coral reef system, needs visitors now more than ever before: here’s ...

Investigative evidence suggests that natural factors, such as the outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish, along with human-induced environmental damage from illegal fishing activities by the ...

outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish, freshwater inundation and coral disease. While the reef started the 2024/25 summer with “high coral cover” there were “serious impacts” from ...

Investigative evidence suggests that natural factors, such as the outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish, along with human-induced environmental damage from illegal fishing activities by the ...

Addressed a coral predator outbreak by culling 21 crown-of-thorns starfish. > Completed five underwater cleanups, removing 110kg of marine debris and ghost nets. “The transformation we’ve seen ...

Tiny crabs are turning the tide on one of the Reef’s deadliest threats — devouring baby crown-of-thorns starfish at a rate that has stunned scientists. The crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS), infamous ...

crown of thorns starfish and agriculture runoff. There is a widespread perception, particularly overseas, that the reef is dead and no longer worth seeing, which has resulted in a decline in ...

A powerful documentary is spreading the word about the destruction of kelp forests on Australia's southeast coast due to ...

The crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci ... While they now face threats from habitat loss and harvesting, horseshoe crabs’ half-billion-year evolutionary run demonstrates that sometimes the ...