Fine Coral Lab

Lab group of Prof. Maoz Fine in Eilat, Israel. Ecology and physiology of thermally resistant corals in the Gulf of Aqaba.

[Fine Coral Lab @Fine_Coral_Lab]

Watch how the Gulf of Aqaba may act as a coral climate change refuge https://t.co/CUt19xoEQ1 via @YouTube

[Red Sea Reef Foundation @RedSeaReeforg]

The Gulf of Aqaba in the northern Red Sea meets the UNESCO criteria to qualify as a Marine World Heritage Site
due to its exceptional natural beauty, incredible biodiversity, and importance for conservation as one of the largest marine refuges from climate change on the planet.

[Christian R Voolstra @reefgenomics]

exciting times our @molecology #CBASS meets coral holobiont genomics paper made the cover :) @VulcanInc @UniKonstanz @JakeVal_SysBio @BarshisLab @GrouperDoc & many more. Shouts to @annar01k for the photo! https://t.co/pOhCLQS0KG

[Fine Coral Lab @Fine_Coral_Lab]

Israel-U.A.E. pipeline deal ‘invitation to disaster’ for globally important corals https://t.co/lXXidgIE4T via @Mongabay

[Red Sea Reef Foundation @RedSeaReeforg]

Just after 9PM on June 28, Acropora eurystoma corals spawned in the Fine lab's coral nursery offshore from the InterUniversity Institute of Eilat. A pair of Threadfin butterfly fish, or Chaetodon auriga, helped themselves to a late night snack!

#marinescience #coralreefs #RedSea

[Fine Coral Lab @Fine_Coral_Lab]

Unique Red Sea coral reef expected to be among the last to survive past mid-century https://t.co/ohwY6Mpdrg

[Red Sea Reef Foundation @RedSeaReeforg]

The third of our grant winners is Na'ama-Rose Kochman.

RSRF is awarding research grants to five regional scientists who are studying #corals in the northern #RedSea, one of the world’s largest marine refuges from #climatechange.

📸: Warren Baverstock/The Ocean Agency

[Fine Coral Lab @Fine_Coral_Lab]

@RedSeaReeforg https://t.co/0tgZj8MBP0 via @RedSeaReeforg @EurekAlert

[Joseph @JosephHincks]

In my last story as a @TIME staffer, I write about the FSO SAFER: a rusting oil ship that threatens disaster off Yemen's Red Sea Coast. https://t.co/Yl578HDndW

[Christian R Voolstra @reefgenomics]

new work @PNASNews key to the extraordinary thermal tolerance of northern Red Sea corals are transcriptomic resilience & transcriptomic acclimation https://t.co/DgZKpO6OB8 - dig into RNA-Seq of coral, zoox / 16S/ITS2 of proks & zoox and join team #CBASS @UniKonstanz @VulcanInc

[Red Sea Reef Foundation @RedSeaReeforg]

Two fascinating articles recently out on #RedSea #coral S. pistillata!
https://t.co/LnJQoaVwvQ
https://t.co/T1XnYHEaBK

[The Jerusalem Post @Jerusalem_Post]

The deal to ship #oil from the UAE to Eilat to Ashkelon into #Europe and Asia brings an amount of oil far exceeding what was spilled in the February oil spill, and could cause irreversible damage, said Environmental Protection Minister @GilaGamliel.

https://t.co/prOZHtA1gQ

[Red Sea Reef Foundation @RedSeaReeforg]

Coral colonies being prepared for experiments in the Red Sea Simulator at @iui_eilat in Israel!

Consisting of 80 aquaria, an autonomous robot, and advanced software designed for 24/7 remote monitoring-this is the type of research that the RSRF regards as its mission to support.

[Israel ישראל @Israel]

Meet Maoz, a marine ecologist passionate about preserving coral reefs and saving our oceans 🌊.

His work researching the Red Sea's rich biodiversity has led to scientific & environmental collaboration between scientists across the Middle East.

#WorldWildlifeDay @WildlifeDay

[Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority @gbrmarinepark]

Tomorrow is Earth day, and we invite you to join our Chief Scientist, Dr David Wachenfeld, for a live panel discussion exploring the future of coral reefs in a world of extreme climate change. Register for the event here: https://t.co/zn3ZsBZS23 #EarthDay2021

[Red Sea Reef Foundation @RedSeaReeforg]

Corals, like humans, are affected by artificial lights. For humans it can disrupt sleep, for corals it can alter their DNA, disrupt photosynthesis in their symbiotic algae, and affect their biological rhythms--a major problem
https://t.co/LYFp1LTdD9

[Fine Coral Lab @Fine_Coral_Lab]

Red Sea on the brink of environmental catastrophe https://t.co/BXOJEPANJO

[Red Sea Reef Foundation @RedSeaReeforg]

Thanks for the shout out @ICRSreefstudent!

[IUI-Eilat @iui_eilat]

Later on, to determine if a cold winter reduces their known heat resistance the corals were subsequently exposed to an acute warm period at 30 °C the following summer

Nonetheless, the corals showed fewer physiological deviations compared to the cold-water stress

[IUI-Eilat @iui_eilat]

It was previously unknown that corals at this site live close to their cold-water bleaching threshold and may be vulnerable as climate variability increases in magnitude

📸Stylophora pistillata - one of the research organisms