Save the date: The next International Coral Reef Symposium will be held 19-24 July 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Woke up with a big smile yesterday after receiving one of the ICRS Graduate Fellowships! 🎉🥂 With the help of International Coral Reef Society I will study how the loss of habitat structure affects damselfish cognition and personality 🐠🧠

Very excited to continue my research in West Hawaii with the support of the International Coral Reef Society Graduate Fellowship and big thanks to Asner Lab ASU GDCS Dr. Julia K. Baum for making our collaboration possible!

I feel so honored to have been awarded the International Coral Reef Society Ruth Gates Fellowship. It means so much to me and I can't wait to explore solutions for coral under ocean deoxygenation here in the FutureReefsLab 🪸

Starting the week with great news! I'm so happy to have been awarded the 2024 International Coral Reef Society Graduate Fellowship to conduct part of my doctoral research exploring the connectivity between Brazilian and Caribbean reef fishes! 🐠🧬

Delighted to be recognised as a fellow of International Coral Reef Society - thanks to those who nominated and voted for me. I will strive to do the society proud and continue to do all I can to protect/aid reefs and those dependant on them for survival. University of Derby

If you missed the event or want to watch it again, it is now on the International Coral Reef Society YouTube channel: youtu.be/PJ7Twp_5mOc

If you look carefully, you’ll find ONE location across the vast southern Great Barrier Reef that is coloured blue

It’s the only tiny spot where heat exposure didn’t exceed the 4 Degree Heating Weeks threshold that triggers coral bleaching.

We’ve never seen bleaching like this.

🚨FOURTH GLOBAL CORAL BLEACHING EVENT CONFIRMED🚨

Mass #bleaching of #coralreefs confirmed by NOAA and ICRI Secretariat in at least 53 countries and territories. Read our full press release ⬇️:

cordioea.net/fourth-global-…

#coralbleaching #climatechange #massbleaching2024

The saddest part of my job is seeing the ecosystem I love and live to protect dying in front of my eyes… The fourth global coral bleaching event has been confirmed. calacademy.org/press/releases…

Omar Valencia from CICESE does not find better news in #Huatulco Mexico as drones are flown over La Entrega Drone Huatulco

Fabián Alejandro Rodríguez Zaragoza and his team have kept an eye on Chamela Jalisco-Manzanillo Colima reporting spatially variable bleaching severities between 1.4 % and 78.6%.

Reefs 🪸 bleach globally once again🥵 icriforum.org/4gbe/ 2nd time in a decade, 4th since 1982. The🌎will not be the same if we give up on reefs! 🪸 #ClimateActionNow curbing CO2 emissions and coordinated strategic climate-smart #reefrestoration more urgent than ever!

BREAKING: Fourth Global Coral Bleaching Event Declared by NOAA ⚠️
Learn more and about what this means and what's next: hubs.la/Q02sTxDS0

📷: Australian Marine Conservation, WWF, Panda, CBS News, CNBC
#earthmonth #coralbleaching #forcoral

Shocking images of coral bleaching at the largest Brazilian marine protected area (MPA Costa dos Corais). We are now facing the worst ever recorded thermal stress event!

Vietnam’s Institute of Oceanography is automating coral reef data collection & analysis using our #ReefScan + #ReefCloud technology. With Australian Government we’re building reef monitoring capabilities to inform sustainable management of these precious ecosystems.

➡️ bit.ly/43XGfie

Significant coral bleaching documented across all major ocean basins 🪸 Derek Manzello, Ph.D., NOAA Coral Reef Watch coordinator, explains the impact of prolonged and severe coral bleaching events on #CoralReefs #4GBE

We are at the forefront of implementing interventions to increase the resilience of coral reefs 🪸 explains Jennifer Koss, Director of NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program and ICRI Co-chair #4GBE

Global bleaching events do not affect all coral reefs equally and require a suite of global, regional, and local interventions, emphasising the need for regular monitoring, highlights Dr Britta Schaffelke, @AIMS & #GCRMN global coordinator #4GBE

📢Important news announcement!
Coral Reef Watch ICRI Secretariat #CoralReefs #ForCoral