Overfishing of sharks is linked to coral reef destruction. Without sharks, smaller fish stop eating coral-eating starfish.

A new study suggests that the removal of predatory fish such as sharks from coral reefs may be a key factor driving outbreaks ...

Covered with long, venomous spikes, the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) is a voracious feeder that can eat living corals because of a unique adaptation: a wax-digesting enzyme system.

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 new study suggests the removal of predatory fish such as sharks from coral reefs may be a key factor driving outbreaks of ...

Blue starfish on a coral reef, Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Image by Mark J. Costello. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

But he had heard from a local guide at Sakieda Bay that coral there have been miraculously revived. According to an expert, the hunting of crown-of-thorns starfish has helped restore some of the ...