Listening to Shrimp Is an Effective Tool to Monitor Coral Reef Health, Study Finds

Listening to shrimp is an effective tool to monitor coral reef health, study finds

Xavier Raick placing an acoustic recorder in a coral reef around Moorea Island. Image: Kim Eustache Underwater acoustic monitoring can be used to assess whether marine protected areas are more resilient to coral bleaching events By Victoria Heath A new study, published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, has revealed that high-frequency sounds produced by snapping shrimp, particularly at night, can be an effective indicator of coral reef …

Solomon Islands Advances National Coral Reef Action Plan with Key Provincial Stakeholder Workshop in Malaita, Emphasizing Community Stewardship. - Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC)

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), in its capacity as the lead national executing agency for the Global Environment Fund’s Coral Reef Rescue: Resilient Reefs, Resilient communities project (GEF CRR), is continuing with its engagement for the development of a National Action Plan for the Conservation of Resilient Coral Reefs within the Solomon Islands with a workshop in Auki Malaita Province last week. The main objective of this initiative …