Global carbon benefits of fishery–photovoltaic integration for sustainable fisheries, energy, and climate mitigation
June 14, 2026 Global carbon benefits of fishery–photovoltaic integration for sustainable fisheries, energy, and climate mitigation Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD, President, Global Coral Reef Alliance Artist’s rendition of floating Biorock reefs powered by floating solar...
BIOROCK CORAL RESTORATION-BALI: WHERE BIOENGINEERING MEETS THE SACRED
BIOROCK CORAL RESTORATION-BALI: Where BioEngineering Meets the Sacred Ocean Geographic 2026 Best Photograph Competition, First Prize for Music and Pictures, and Michael Aw Award for Excellence, to Maryline Renault for BIOROCK CORAL RESTORATION-BALI: Where...
Growing coralline algae sand against global climate change
June 3, 2026 Growing coralline algae sand against global climate change Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD President, Global Coral Reef Alliance This new Global Coral Reef Alliance video of a presentation by Tom Goreau at the International Coralline Algae Society Conference in...
OLDEST CORAL REEF PHOTOS
OLDEST CORAL REEF PHOTOS An inaccurate recent BBC story: "It's the rainforest of the sea': These 1960s photos reveal Jamaica's lost underwater paradise", states: “A trove of snapshots from a 1960s diving expedition reveals stunning glimpses of Jamaica's vibrant...
TUVALU: OUTGROWING CLIMATE CHANGE
TUVALU: OUTGROWING CLIMATE CHANGE Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD President, Global Coral Reef Alliance January 8, 2026 TUVALU: SINK, SWIM, OR GROW UP? Tuvalu, one of the world’s smallest, lowest, most isolated, and most climate change-vulnerable countries, is widely thought...
JAMAICA cleans up damage from worst hurricane on record
DISCOVERY BAY BEACH COMMUNITY CLEANUP AFTER HURRICANE MELISSA NOVEMBER 16 2025 Photographs by Sharon Chin Quee (right), text by Tom Goreau (second right). Dedicated to the late Lee Arbouin (second from left) who helped lead local efforts to protect the Discovery Bay...
REGENERATE JAMAICA’S COASTAL RESOURCES!
October 29, 2025 REGENERATE JAMAICA’S COASTAL RESOURCES! Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD President, Global Coral Reef Alliance ‘ Hurricane Melissa: October 28 2025 Yesterday was the worst day in Jamaica’s history, as our island was battered by the most powerful hurricane on...
CORAL HISTORY
CORAL HISTORY Tom Goreau, October 28 2025 Coral phylogeny. From Vaga CF, Quattrini AM, Galvão de Lossio e Seiblitz I, Huang D, Quek ZB, Stolarski J, Cairns SD, Kitahara MV. A global coral phylogeny reveals resilience and vulnerability through deep time. Nature. 2025....
Electrifying coralline algae to regenerate white sand beaches and eroding islands against climate change
GLOBAL CORAL REEF ALLIANCE WHITE PAPER October 8, 2025 Electrifying coralline algae to regenerate white sand beaches and eroding islands against climate change Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD President, Global Coral Reef Alliance ABSTRACT Increasing global sea level rise and...
Coral Reef Fisheries Restoration in Indonesia, Panama, and Palau
Bottom-Up Community-Based Coral Reef and Fisheries Restoration in Indonesia, Panama, and Palau Tom Goreau and Wolf Hilbertz In Robert L. France (Editor), 2008, Handbook of Regenerative Landscape Design, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida
Losing ground: Cayman facing race against time to protect and restore our beaches
Local Losing ground: Cayman facing race against time to protect and restore our beaches By James Whittaker - 29 August 2025 Behind a mesh fence in an industrial yard off a Grand Cayman highway, soft hills of powdery sand, salvaged from a construction project, sit...
New York City Destroys Pioneering Oyster, Saltmarsh, and Beach Restoration Projects
BACKGROUND: Record growth of oysters, salt marsh,mussels, and sand were seen at the project before it was destroyed Pioneering solar-powered Biorock oyster, saltmarsh, and beach regeneration projects at a former Superfund ToxicWaste Site at McNeil Park, Queens, New...
GEOENGINEERING: A BAD IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME?
Should the government control our climate? Geoengineering is totally mis-defined in this documentary, and in the entire public discourse, as symbolically painting the earth white and taking sulfuric acid baths, besides hopelessly expensive ideas with devastating side...
Cayman reefs in peril due to land-based pollution, scientist says coral reefs being smothered by algae
Cayman reefs in peril due to land-based pollution: scientist says coral reefs being smothered by algae By Simon Boxall The Cayman Compass July 28 2025 Note by Tom Goreau. This old file photograph published with the Cayman Compass article shows a healthy coral reef...
Innovative Methods of Marine Ecosystem Restoration: Download
Innovative Methods of Marine Ecosystem Restoration: Free book download Cover photo by Eunjae Im The pioneering book on revolutionary new methods to regenerate marine ecosystem productivity, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and Blue Carbon sequestration is now finally...
Mexico bans captive dolphin shows based on GCRA’s water pollution studies
The Mexican Senate voted unanimously to ban captive dolphin shows for tourism due to decades of pressure by Mexican animal rights groups, supported by water pollution studies done by the Global Coral Reef Alliance. Much of this results from shocking recent...
Oldest known footage of healthy coral reefs rediscovered as they go extinct
By Tom Goreau, June 28 2025 The oldest known underwater film footage of extremely healthy shallow and deep coral reefs, showing Dr, Thomas F. Goreau diiving in Jamaica in November 1957, has just been rediscovered after nearly 70 years lost, sitting in plain sight. The...
Regenerating EARTH: GEOTHERAPY free book download
REGENERATING EARTH: GEOTHERAPY BOOK FREE DOWNLOAD DEFINITIONS Earth is suffering from a life-threatening fever, her temperature is rapidly rising, and she will die unless she regenerates her natural life-support mechanisms before they collapse from abuse and...
Nutrient analysis for integrated water quality management in tropical coastal waters
GLOBAL CORAL REEF ALLIANCE WHITE PAPER: Nutrient analysis for integrated water quality management in tropical coastal waters Thomas J. F. Goreau NOTE: This White Paper consists of two parts: the first, INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL WATERS AND WATERSHEDS...
The issue explained: How ‘electric reefs’ could help restore lost coral and protect beaches
The issue explained: How ‘electric reefs’ could help restore lost coral and... The issue explained: How ‘electric reefs’ could help restore lost coral and protect beaches Visiting marine biologist introduces electrifying idea By James Whittaker - 10 April...
CAYMAN CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION SOLUTIONS
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ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM IN GRAND CAYMAN
Live broadcast of CPR Cayman Public information event on proposed cruise ship port referendum, March 18 2025 Featuring: 1. Community perspectives (0m to 59m) 2. Economic perspectives. Dr. Marla Dukharan. (59m - 1h 58m) 3. Slide show of reefs that will be destroyed by...
Melting Arctic Ice
New update from Project Save the World About "Arctic Climate Puzzles" Why didn't they tell us that the North Pole was melting? And what caused a big emission of gases and pollutants into the Arctic atmosphere if not a methane explosion (which it was not)?...
2024 record temperature effects on coral bleaching & ocean circulation
Author’s original version The Author’s Original Version (AOV) is the un-refereed author version of an article as submitted for publication in an Oxford University Press journal. This is sometimes known as the “preprint” or draft version. The author accepts full...
Marine Conservation: Coral Reefs
A high school student researches causes of coral mortality, exploring many causes and solutions proposed to manage them. Her explorations will interest anyone who wants to understand coral reefs. She finds that global warming is the "elephant in the room". KATE...
NORTH POLE MELTING ON FEBRUARY 2, 2025
ON FEBRUARY 2, 2025, THE NORTH POLE IS MELTING TEMPERATURE ANOMALY, FEBRUARY 2 2025 Figure from Climate Reanalyzer.org: https://climatereanalyzer.org/wx/todays-weather/?var_id=t2anom&ortho=8&wt=1 The scale at right shows the air temperature anomaly 2 meters...
BIKINI SCIENCE
New update from Project Save the World About “Bikini" Bikini Atoll was the site of U.S. nuclear tests in the 1940s and 1950s. Thomas Goreau's grandfather was the photographer in charge of documenting the events – "before" and "after." PROJECT SAVE THE WORLD JAN 22...
2024 WINTER SOLSTICE REPORT
December 21, 2024 2024 WINTER SOLSTICE REPORT: CORAL REEF ECOCIDE Thomas J. F. Goreau DEDICATION Rosalina Atlas, 2 years old, may never see the magnificent coral reefs her family documented for nearly a century. Please help us save coral reefs for her future! ...
Maldives ecosystem regeneration workshops, December 9-15, 2024
https://noonuatoll.gov.mv/progress/173 Noonu Naturally > Progress The Global Coral Reef Alliance is pleased to hold training and demonstration workshops for small island communities in the world's largest atoll, in the world's lowest country Maldives climate change...
Extinction of coral reefs, Amazonian rain forests, and Arctic ice, and the urgent need for immediate action to minimize or prevent climate overshoot
Extinction of coral reefs, Amazonian rain forests, and Arctic ice, and the urgent need for immediate action to minimize or prevent climate overshoot. A talk about extinction of coral reefs, Amazonian rain forests, and Arctic tundra, and the urgent need for immediate...
