Are you as grumpy as this newly discovered fish?

Sept 19, 2024 | A new grumpy-looking fish has been discovered by researchers in Saudi Arabia.

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Extinction risk of high value sharks

Aug 22, 2024 | Finding a balance between the needs of shark fishers and the risk of unsustainable fishing is critical to the future management of small-scale shark fisheries.

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Are there really plenty more fish in the sea?

May 30, 2023 | A tool that places fish on a scale of sustainability could help Saudi Arabia protect species at greatest risk of overexploitation.

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OceanX Survey Finds Rare Sharks & Rays in the Red Sea

Nov 2022 | A massive survey effort documents 28 species of sharks, rays and sea turtles in the far northern Saudi Red Sea, some of which were not previously reported from the country's waters

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Divers spot manta rays for science

Sept 2022 | Intriguing insights into the region’s oceanic manta rays are revealed thanks to a collaborative citizen science project conducted over lockdown

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Concrete solutions for sea turtle survival

2022 | An environmental foundation and a cement factory are supporting ongoing efforts and research to help safeguard the future of Red Sea turtles

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New fish species described from the Red Sea

Jul 21, 2022 | New species of sea bream discovered while fishing in mangrove habitat along the KAUST shoreline

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World’s longest coral survey: a century of change at Aua reef

Oct 19, 2021 | The world's longest active quantitative coral reef survey in the world highlights anthropogenic and natural changes over ecological and geologic timescales

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Red Sea turtle hatchlings are feeling the heat

Dec 3, 2020 | The balance of the sexes in marine turtle hatchlings may be disrupted by high sand temperatures at nesting sites around the Red Sea

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Epically Named "Titan Triggerfish" Hunts Crabs By Launching Itself On Land - IFL Science

Oct 14, 2020 | In probably the first observation of its kind, a tricky triggerfish is seen beaching itself before attacking a crab walking along the shoreline

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Whale Shark Hot Spot Offers New Conservation Insights

Nov 13, 2019 | Long-term study explores dynamics of a seasonal whale shark aggregation in the Red Sea

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Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks

Oct 8, 2020 | Global census reveals reef shark status, need for improved conservation management

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Better communication helps translate molecular tools

Sep 15, 2020 | Multistakeholder collaboration is key for the adoption of molecular approaches that can facilitate accurate, cheaper and faster monitoring of marine ecosystems

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KAUST alumnus makes impact with coral reef research

Nov 26, 2020 | Post-Doctoral alumnus Dr. Thomas DeCarlo uses sclerochronology to investigate past coral bleaching events in the Red Sea

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Billfish Expedition to the Red Sea

February 4, 2020 | Exclusive Report: Scientific Firsts from Research in the Last Billfish Frontier off Saudi Arabia

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The best science images of the year: 2019 in pictures

Dec 16, 2019 | Featuring a stunning image from our very own Morgan Bennett-Smith (MSc 2020)

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Giant bacteria make algae easy to stomach

Oct 8, 2017 | Symbiotic giant bacteria enable Red Sea surgeonfish to specialize their diets.

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Finding Nemo’s genes: reef fish genome mapped and shared

May 20, 2018 | Nemo’s genome has been deciphered and made publicly available, helping researchers further investigate fish ecology and evolution.

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Cryptic coral reef creatures show cross-shelf biodiversity patterns

Sep 26, 2018 | Composition in cryptic fauna assemblages changes across a shelf gradient, a recent study of the Red Sea shows.

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Whale shark populations are young and transient

Jul 16, 2016 | A population study of whale sharks in the Red Sea reveals unique group dynamics.

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Whale sharks hide in plain sight

May 16, 2015 | Rather than migrating, whale sharks in Tanzania hide surprisingly close to home year-round.

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Warming up for the deep dive

Dec 24, 2014 | Devilrays soak up the sun’s heat then make some of the deepest and fastest dives ever recorded in the ocean.

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Mysterious gentle giants gather off Saudi coast

Jul 8, 2018 | Investigations of prey patterns fail to explain why whale sharks aggregate off the coast of Saudi Arabia.

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Mapping movements of ocean creatures great and small

May 6, 2018 | Big data shows that large marine vertebrates move differently, but consistently, through coastal and ocean waters.

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Discovering a new coral species

Jun 20, 2015 | A coral named for KAUST could provide a glimpse of future reef conditions under climate change.

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The first genome of a coral reef fish

Sep 24, 2016 | A genome for the blacktail butterflyfish may illustrate how reef fish adapt to challenging conditions in the Red Sea.

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Coral reef fish: not such a family affair

Jul 27, 2015 | Some coral reef fish species don’t settle very close to home.

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Potential for Saudi Arabian coral reefs to shine

Apr 29, 2017 | Careful marine management and stricter fishing laws could enable Saudi Arabia’s coral reefs to thrive.

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