Palau reefs are hosts to over 300 species of coral, nine species of sea grass, and 2,000 species of fish. Each member of this ecosystem depends the others to survive. When one piece of the link is ...

The Indigenous people of the Republic of Palau are stepping up their fight against US militarization of their island country ...

Helen Reef, a 40-square-mile atoll at the southern edge of Palau, is one of Earth's most remote and biologically diverse reefs ...

Jellyfish are known for drifting to and fro at the whim of ocean currents—but not all species are so passive. The millions of golden jellyfish that pack Palau’s Jellyfish Lake spend much of ...

has led to an increased catching and consumption of reef fish in Palau, which are species the sanctuary was meant to protect. “When tuna at the local market in Palau is more expensive than reef ...

Found on Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia, the 23 species are threatened by habitat loss due to agricultural and urban sprawl, ...

Helen Reef, a 104 sq km (40 square mile) atoll at the southern limit of Palau, a country in Oceania ... More than 500 other fish species – including sharks and manta rays – giant clams ...

Palau is set to become the first country to ... the growth of baby corals and was toxic to several different coral species in laboratory tests. "Oxybenxzone is probably the baddest actor out ...

More than 500 other fish species, giant clams ... they carry out regular patrols to protect the reef in accordance with Palau national law. “It’s a reef our ancestors used to go to and ...

HELEN ISLAND, Palau (AP) — The handful of rangers who ... More than 500 other fish species, giant clams, sharks, manta rays and hundreds of hard and soft coral species thrive in its protected ...