Research into one of the most persistent coral predators on the Great Barrier Reef has revealed a troubling paradox in reef ecosystems: the crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) appears to thrive in the ...

Crown-of-thorns sea stars walk along reefs in the Maldives. The sea creatures are native to waters throughout the Indo-Pacific, but their growing populations threaten sensitive coral reef habitats.

A new theory explains how juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish can destabilise coral reefs. The "degraded reef framework" explains how the loss of live coral, which crown-of-thorns starfish feed off ...

Researchers have uncovered an under-the-sea phenomenon where coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish larvae have been feasting on blue-green algae bacteria known as "sea sawdust." The team of ...

Crown-of-thorns starfish (taramea) being buried. Image courtesy of Konini Rongo. When the project began in 2020, the team even eschewed scuba gear and simply free-dove for the starfish.

A species of destructive starfish is being culled by researchers to save the Great Barrier Reef. Crown-of-thorns starfish can decimate coral reefs, munching through up to 108 square feet of coral ...

A crown-of-thorns starfish feasts on a plate coral on the Great Barrier Reef. Credit: Australian Institute of Marine Science A new study by researchers from the University of Sydney provides new ...

The Australian agency found that 87 coral reefs generally had low levels of acute stress from things such as cyclones and increases in the crown-of-thorns starfish population. (Crown-of-thorn ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Penghu Water Recreation Activities Association is offering a bounty of NT$300 (US$10) for each ...

Crown-of-thorns starfish, which are predators of coral reefs and highly resistant to marine heatwaves, could proliferate By AFPRelaxnews Published: Oct 21, 2023 08:07:38 AM IST ...