Panama's ocean upwelling fails for the first time in 40 years
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)
Published: 26 April 2026
For the first time in at least 40 years, annual upwelling in the Gulf of Panama did not occur. Scientists link the failure to weakened trade winds, threatening fisheries and coral reef health.
Keywords: ocean upwelling, Gulf of Panama, trade winds, marine ecology, climate disruption, tropical oceanography, coral reefs, PNAS
International team of scientists launch Atlantic-wide coral mapping project
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Published: 16 April 2026
An international team from nine countries launched Coral Cartography, using deep-sea imagery and AI to map cold-water coral distribution across the Atlantic to support marine ecosystem protection.
Keywords: cold-water corals, coral mapping, deep-sea ecosystems, Atlantic Ocean, machine learning, marine conservation, Coral Cartography
Desktop explorers unveil more than 1000 uncharted coral reefs in northern Australia
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Published: 20 April 2026
AIMS scientists used satellite imagery composites to map over 1,000 previously unknown coral reefs across northern Australia, revealing the region holds a reef count rivaling the Great Barrier Reef.
Keywords: coral reefs, satellite imagery, reef mapping, northern Australia, remote sensing, marine habitat, Great Barrier Reef, ocean discovery
