The coral reefs in the Bahamas, Jamaica, and the rest of the Caribbean are among the most biodiverse places on the planet. They’re also disappearing, threatened by everything from climate change ...

Atlantis Paradise Islands reports urgent efforts in the Bahamas to save endangered coral reefs via a new gene bank for ...

2006-02-13 04:00:00 PDT Guana Cay, The Bahamas-- The calm, turquoise waters off this sleepy island have long lured visitors seeking shelter from storms, but a San Francisco development company's ...

“The Bahamas Coral Gene Bank at Atlantis Paradise Island is more than a facility—it is a symbol of hope, a safeguard for biodiversity, and a strategic investment in long-term reef resilience.

Considering there are an estimated 110,000 square miles (284,300 square kilometers) of coral reef across the planet, the new atlas covers around 23 percent of that total.

The authors didn’t map popular locations like the Great Barrier Reef in Australia; they sought the most understudied reefs, said author Sam Purkis, the chair of the University of Miami’s ...

Successful reefs also need diversity, Cunning said. “We want reefs that have lots of different genetic types of coral. Some that are more heat tolerant, some that grow quickly,” he said.

Off the western coast of New Providence island in the Bahamas, visitors will discover an unforgettable site – the BREEF Coral Reef Sculpture Garden.