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US military use oyster reefs as storm protection

EarleNavalWeaponsStation,wheretheNavyloadssomeofAmerica’smostsophisticatedweaponsontowarships,suffered50,000,000USdollarsworthofdamagefromSuperstormSandy.Nowthe

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Survival of coral reefs linked to pollution cuts

Somecoralsmaynaturallyadapttoclimatechange,buttheirabilitytosurvivecouldbeoutpacedbyglobalwarmingunlesscutsaremadetogreenhousegasemissions,researcherssaidWednes

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Building forest undersea: Chinese scientists plant corals

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Global coral bleaching may be ending, US agency says

Coralreefbleachingmaybeeasingafterthreeyearsofhighoceantemperatures,thelongestsuchperiodsincethe1980s,theNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationsaidonMonday

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China tests two new airfields in South China Sea

China on Wednesday successfully tested two new airfields on the Nansha Islands with civil flights, bring the number of airfields open to civil aircraft in the archipelago to three.

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Australian researchers conduct coral reef survey with unexpected results

​Australian researchers have discovered several places across the globe where there were more fish on coral reefs than expected.

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Coral bleaching troubles Fiji

Scientists estimate that half the coral in protected reefs around Fiji have been bleached, the government-owned Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) confirmed Monday.

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef may have avoided global coral bleaching event

Australia's Great Barrier Reef may have avoided a significant bleaching event this year, however it is not out of the woods just yet, a government minister said Thursday.

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China's island, reef construction in South China Sea lawful, justified

​China's construction on its own islands and reefs in the South China Sea is lawful and justified, as it is merely building facilities in its own yard.

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Tuna important for public health in Pacific: study

​In the ongoing battle against obesity, heart disease and diabetes in the Pacific region, a new study reveals that allocating sufficient tuna for local consumption and keeping it affordable could significantly improve health outcomes, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community said Monday.