Fish From Acidic Ocean Waters Less Able to Smell Predators

Juvenile fishes from a carbon dioxide seep, such as damselfishes (pictured above), were less able to detect predator odor than fishes from a control coral reef, according to a new study in Nature Climate Change.
Apr 14, 2014 - Atlanta, GA
Fish living on coral reefs where carbon dioxide seeps from the ocean floor were less able to detect predator odor than fish from normal coral reefs, according to a new study.

Coral Reef Researcher Wins Explorer’s Club Honor

Georgia Tech Teasley Professor Mark Hay is shown with a background of glaciers in Alaska. Hay has spent his career understanding what's killing the world's coral reefs. (Credit: Candace Klein)
Nov 11, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech Teasley Professor Mark Hay has received the Lowell Thomas Award from the New York-based Explorers Club.

Coral Reef Researcher Wins Explorer’s Club Honor

Georgia Tech Teasley Professor Mark Hay is shown with a background of glaciers in Alaska. Hay has spent his career understanding what's killing the world's coral reefs. (Credit: Candace Klein)
Nov 11, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech Teasley Professor Mark Hay has received the Lowell Thomas Award from the New York-based Explorers Club.

Size Matters for Marine Protected Areas Designed to Aid Coral

Fishes and healthy coral show the benefits of marine protected areas designed to protect reef ecosystems. (Credit: Cody Clements, Georgia Tech)
Feb 06, 2017 - Atlanta, GA
For marine protected areas established to help coral reefs recover from overfishing, size really does seem to make a difference.

Previously Overlooked “Coral Ticks” Weaken Degraded Reefs

Corallivorous gastropod (Coralliophila violacea) feeding on a Porites cylindrica coral. (Credit: Cody Clements, Georgia Tech)
Jul 27, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
A previously overlooked predator could be increasing the pressure on endangered coral reefs.
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