Ocean & Marine Science — 2026-10-12
The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) has released its comprehensive 2025 assessment, revealing that global hard coral cover has declined by 9.5% relative to a three-decade reference period due to accelerating ocean heatwaves. Concurrently, researchers have validated the use of private luxury vessels as effective platforms for satellite data validation, while new findings highlight the critical role of viral diversity in deep-sea mineral ecosystems. <!-- /headline --> <!-- headline -->Coral Cover Plummets 9.5% as Heatwaves Outpace Recovery Windows<!-- /headline -->
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