Science stories, field notes and news from CeaFlow.
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Can the sound of a healthy reef help corals and fish come back?
New experiments in Hawaii and the Caribbean show that playing back healthy reef sounds can attract coral larvae and young fish.
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Protection alone cannot bring back what reef fish give us
A global analysis of more than 2,800 tropical reefs shows that today’s marine protected areas offset only a small part of human impacts on reef fish.
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When sea otters return, timing matters as much as strength
Thirty years of data from two regions show why sea otters trigger a fast trophic cascade in one place and only a muted one in another.
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Protected areas helped kelp forests bounce back after the Blob
Four decades of satellite data show that kelp inside marine protected areas recovered better after the 2014 to 2016 heatwaves.
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Resilient relationships with kelp
A new study warns that expanding kelp farming is not automatically sustainable.