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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to widen the shipping channel leading into Port Everglades, blasting through a coral reef and dredging up sediment that could smother acres of coral, federal scientists say. https://wapo.st/4r7kRAU

Fresh from the farm: Toxic chemical cocktail found in coral reefs on South Africa’s Transported hundreds of kilometres by rain, rivers and ocean currents, toxic chemicals are finding their way into the Indian Ocean and building up in the fragile coral reefs between Lake St Lucia and ...

'Toxic residues endanger coral reefs in South Africa’s marine protected areas

Transported… by rain, rivers & ocean currents, toxic chemicals are finding their way into Indian Ocean & building up in the fragile coral reefs between Lake St Lucia & Kosi Bay.'

www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

Ocean floor expedition discovers creatures never cataloged by science Expedition in Argentina discovers enormous reef and nearly 30 species never before recorded in the deep Atlantic.

Scientists exploring the deep ocean off Argentina found rich life, including nearly 30 species new to science, vast coral reefs, cold seeps, and a whale fall. The discoveries reveal unexpected biodiversity but also show plastic pollution reaching the deep sea

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Associate Research Assistant - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Application deadline 27th February 2026

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PHD OPPORTUNITY: Dissolution of cold-water corals in a changing ocean - Heriot-Watt University (School of Engineering & Physical Sciences)

Full details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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The Gulf Research Program’s Science Policy Fellowship helps scientists hone their skills by putting them to practice for the benefit of Gulf Coast communities and ecosystems.

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Fiji Meteorological Service raises coral bleaching alert to highest level - The Fiji Times The Fiji Meteorological Service has issued a Coral Bleaching Outlook – Alert Level 2, warning of heightened stress on coral reefs due to the ongoing marine heatwave affecting Fiji waters. According to...

'Fiji Met Service raises coral bleaching alert to highest level…

The Fiji Met Service warns that extended heat stress may result in fish mortality, disruption of marine food chains, reduced reef growth & recovery, & declining reef fish populations.'

www.fijitimes.com.fj/fiji-meteoro...

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Florida’s Fading Coral Reefs Could Sharply Increase Coastal Flood Risk - environment coastal & offshore New USGS-led research shows that as Florida’s coral reefs continue to degrade, the loss of this natural protection could dramatically increase flooding risk for coastal communities in southeast Florid...

Fading #Florida coral reef could sharply increase coastal flooding ecomagazine.com/news/coastal... h/t @floridatrend.bsky.social

A spherical burnt-orange brain coral sits on a sandy ocean floor, surrounded by red sediment-laden algal turf.

A sandy ocean floor with sparse growth, showing that it is dominated by a carpet of turf algae.

LSATs: Same name, different stressors.

While “the LSATs” are a stressful exam for law school applicants, these LSATs—long sediment-laden algal turfs—are a major stressor for Florida’s coral reefs. More on the turf trap and next steps for a coral recovery rut: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...

Scientists Urge International Cooperation to Mitigate a Catastrophic AMOC Failure This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “A Nordic Perspective on AMOC Tipping: Impacts and Strategies for Prevention and Governance” by Nummelin et al. (2026…

Nordic research council urges international cooperation to mitigate an AMOC failure: 🌊🧪 ocean2climate.org/2026/02/05/s...

Local Winds Shape the South Atlantic Bight’s Hidden Marine Ecosystem This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Wind control of the interannual ocean-biogeochemical variability in the South Atlantic Bight.” by Gomez et al. (2026…

Our new study led by Fabian Gomez shows that local winds shape the South Atlantic Bight (SAB) primary productivity and acidity: 🌊🧪 ocean2climate.org/2026/02/04/l...

Sea surface temperature data (ERSST version 6) from January 2026 are in, and here's the latest look at the newly-operational Relative Oceanic Niño Index, or #RONI.
ENSO has dug a little deeper into #LaNiña territory with a RONI value down to -1.03 °C.
bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/roni/

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The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies invites applications for a Research Associate I, working on coral reef ecosystems. More information here 👇

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Research Associate I Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to...

🚨job opportunity 🚨

The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies invites applications for a Research Associate I, working on coral reef ecosystems. More information here 👇

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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Aquarist - South Bimini, Bahamas (MSC Foundation)

Learn more here: careers.msccruises.com/gb/en/job/16...

#coralreefs #jobs #aquarist #careers #bahamas #bimini #coral #nature #coralreefecology #coralrestoration #coralresearch #marinebiology

Virginia Key (home of @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social) is just wrapping up the climatological coldest week of the year. Amazingly, there have already been *two* new daily records set!
- A record LOW on January 16 (46.4 °F)
- A record HIGH on January 18 (78.6 °F)

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Recordad que podéis seguir online la charla-coloquio "Claves para entender el misterio de la cuántica" en #BidebarrietaCientífica:
   ◻️ Por streaming: https://www.youtube.com/@BidebarrietaKulturgunea
   ◻️ Y en Tik Tok Live: https://www.tiktok.com/@katedratik

🚨job alert🚨 - Coral scientist

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The tasselled wobbegong is a species of carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae&the only member of its genus. It inhabits shallow coral reefs off northern Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands. Reaching 1.8 m in length, this species has a broad and flattened body and head

A 20-Year Record of the Subpolar AMOC: Key Findings from the SCOTIA Program This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “The Scotland-Canada overturning array (SCOTIA): twenty years of meridional overturning in the subpolar North Atlanti…

A new preprint article based on the 20-year record of SCOTIA observing array indicates that the subpolar AMOC is holding steady: 🌊🧪 ocean2climate.org/2026/01/19/a...

A Stalling Engine: How “Shoaling” of the Ocean’s Conveyor Belt Accelerates the Decline of Ocean Heat Transport This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Future Shoaling of the AMOC and Its Impact on Oceanic Heat Transport to the Subpolar North Atlantic” by Lee et al. (…

The AMOC is getting shallower—a process called "shoaling". Our new paper in Geophysical Research Letters explores why the depth of the overturning matters just as much as its strength for North Atlantic heat transport: 🌊🧪 ocean2climate.org/2026/01/14/a...

The Seamstress Who Solved the Ancient Mystery of the Argonaut, Pioneered the Aquarium, and Laid the Groundwork for the Study of Octopus Intelligence “I armed myself with patience and courage, and only after several months managed to dissolve my doubts and see my research crowned with happy confirmation.”

The story of the remarkable forgotten seamstress turned scientist who solved the ancient mystery of the argonaut, pioneered the aquarium, and laid the groundwork for the study of octopus intelligence www.themarginalian.org/2022/12/26/j...

YouTube video by Untold History Ellen Ochoa: The First Female Hispanic Astronaut

Ellen Ochoa is an engineer, scientist, and astronaut who became the first Hispanic woman to travel into space. She worked on developing ways for computers to process images. She spent nearly 1,000 hours in space on 4 missions. Ochoa became the director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. #WomenInSTEM

The Scientists Making Antacids for the Sea to Help Counter Global Warming

We reported on a much smaller alkalinity addition experiment back in 2016, when we found that alkalinity addition accelerated coral reef calcification.

As in this experiment, we too added sodium hydroxide.

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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/m...

Watercolor painting of a scalloped hammerhead shark; reference photo by Stephen Whitley

I’m giving away shark paintings to promote ocean conservation later this month. If you’re in the Maldives, you may be one of the lucky winners. #sundayfishsketch #sciart #coralreefs #marinelife

North Atlantic Ocean Is Aging Fast This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “North Atlantic ventilation change over the past three decades is potentially driven by climate change” by Guo et al.…

The North Atlantic is aging fast and losing its breath, new study finds: 🌊🧪 ocean2climate.org/2026/01/10/n...

Happy New Year! 🌊🪸 2026 is shaping up to be an exciting year for coral reef events and conferences worldwide. Here’s to a year of meaningful collaboration and action to protect, manage, and restore reefs. Know of an event we’ve missed? Drop a comment and share it with our coral community!

This position will support AOML’s engineering and research efforts by managing the Advanced Design and Manufacturing Lab and leading the design and construction of instrumentation and infrastructure for Coral Program projects. #coralreefs #Miami

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