With too few tritons on the reef, crown-of-thorns starfish populations can explode, jeopardizing the living coral that makes up reefs. Covered with long, venomous spikes, the crown-of-thorns ...

The crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) is wreaking havoc on coral reefs, fueled by warming oceans and explosive reproduction rates. Enter COTSBot, the robot assassin designed to hunt and neutralize ...

In large numbers, crown-of-thorns starfish can mow down wide swaths of coral reef. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reports that Acropora species are in the top three ...

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According to an expert, the hunting of crown-of-thorns starfish has helped restore some of the coral reef that had been devastated by environmental changes. Takashi Nakamura, an associate ...

Crown-of-thorns starfish populations are again flourishing along the Great Barrier Reef. Symon Dworjanyn is a professor of marine ecology at Southern Cross university. "Crown-of-thorns starfish ...

A recent workshop at the University of Guam Marine Laboratory has led to the formation of a specialized team to address the ...

But the reef is under threat from a type of starfish that eats the coral which makes up the giant eco-system. It is known as the crown-of-thorns starfish. The Australian Institute of Marine ...

This is compounded by other pressures, such as tropical storms, water pollution and outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish. These pressures have huge effects on the coral reefs -- impacting the ...

“So we have starfish, seashells ... And that’s great news for the local sea life. Coral reef conservation is a huge undertaking in Florida, with several groups across the state engaging ...