Tag: coral reefs

    Over 14,000 artificial coral reefs in Oman

    The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources, represented by the General Directorate of Agricultural and Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources in Musandam, implemented a project of lowering four artificial reefs at 30 to 50 meters in the Wilayat of Dibba in Musandam Governorate, Oman Observer reports. The project, execution of which is financed […]

    What’s wrong with the oceanariums? Pitfalls of water zoos

    Let’s check Rubryka’s analysis of the heated discussions about the appropriateness of such kinds of entertainment as oceanariums. At first glance, aquariums with marine life do not look cruel, but even beautiful, romantic, sometimes fabulous. We are attracted by the world of ocean depths and the opportunity to “look into the gap” and find out […]

    UAE Environment and Protected Areas Authority launches Al Hamriyah coral reef cultivation initiative

    The Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah (EPAA) has started implementing a coral reef cultivation project in the Al Hamriyah region of Sharjah, WAM reports. The project aims to achieve sustainable development of marine life, increase biological cover and biodiversity, and rehabilitate marine life in the area. The coral reef farming project in the […]

    Saudi Arabia vows to protect, restore biodiversity

    Saudi Arabia on July 4 reiterated its commitment to preserve and restore its marine biodiversity, Arab News reports. Deputy Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Dr. Osama Faqeeha, the inaugural chairman of Global Coral Reef R&D Accelerator Platform, said Saudi Arabia is home to the Red Sea’s most resilient coral reefs it will continue to […]

    Iran elected as World Ocean Assessment representative

    Iranian scientist, Mehdi Qodrati Shojaei has been elected as the Asia-Pacific representative in the second World Ocean Assessment working group, IRNA reported on Sunday. Qodrati Shojaei is a faculty member at Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran Times reports. The Second World Ocean Assessment (WOA II) is the significant output of the second cycle of the Regular […]