A marine heatwave, which happens when ocean temperatures are persistently and anomalously warm, causes stress to corals and other marine ecosystems, leaving sea life vulnerable and causing chaos across food chains.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/20/alaska-snow-crabs-dead-ocean-temperatures-climate-change

"More research needs to be done to test how fish feces affect corals to see how we might use these feces in management efforts to support coral reef health," said Grupstra.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-feces-coral-eating-fish-probiotics-reefs.html

The corals “don’t have a lot of time,” she said.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5526282/high-ocean-temperatures-are-harming-the-florida-coral-reef-rescue-crews-are-racing-to-help/

The goal has been to one day plant corals grown from cryopreserved samples on reefs plagued by bleaching and acidification.

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/11/ocean-coral-cryopreservation-reef-restoration-experiment/675956/?utm_source=feed

The SeaWorld Coral Rescue Center is an extension of the partnership on the FCRC, providing funds towards the coral housing units that allow SeaWorld to house and care for the rescued corals.

Source: https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/seaworld-orlando-opens-its-first-and-all-new-coral-rescue-center-to-park-gu/

They observed that no corals remained – everything was damaged, with debris scattered,” Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos stated during the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City.

Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/219428/chinese-militia-suspected-of-coral-harvesting-in-west-ph-sea

Unfortunately, corals are very temperature sensitive, and the extreme ocean heat off South Florida, with some reef areas reaching temperatures in the 90s has put them under extraordinary stress.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/a-heroic-effort-to-save-floridas-coral-reef-from-extreme-ocean-heat-is-underway-as-corals-bleach-across-the-caribbean/article67209384.ece

Warming waters have consequences for sea life, including corals, but also affect life on land — from changing weather patterns to rising sea levels.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/oceans-explainer-1.6937010?cmp=rss

We know that corals will need to withstand rising ocean temperatures to survive under climate change.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-08-remote-pacific-coral-reef-ability.html

“When you fragment corals, you’re creating more of the corals that already exist,” says Marks.

Source: https://stjohntradewinds.com/coral-nursery-launches-to-restore-brain-corals-in-butler-bay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coral-nursery-launches-to-restore-brain-corals-in-butler-bay

“When you fragment corals, you’re creating more of the corals that already exist,” says Marks.

Source: https://stjohntradewinds.com/coral-nursery-launches-to-restore-brain-corals-in-butler-bay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coral-nursery-launches-to-restore-brain-corals-in-butler-bay

While DFO may need time to dialogue with commercial fisheries, every year without protection endangers the corals, which can take a century to grow to their current size.

Source: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/01/16/news/future-rare-cold-water-coral-garden-bc-coast-still-line