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Media coverage
Title Caribbean’s Pillar Coral Moved to Critically Endangered List Degree of recognition Regional Media name/outlet All at Sea Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 21/02/23 Description Pillar Coral’s move from Vulnerable to Critically Endangered is because its population has shrunk by over 80% across most of its range since 1990. The most urgent threat to Pillar Coral is Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease. This has emerged in the past four years and is highly contagious, infecting between 290- and 320-feet of reef per day. Bleaching caused by increased sea surface temperatures and excess antibiotics, fertilizers, and sewage running into the sea have weakened corals and made them more susceptible to disease. Overfishing around coral reefs has depleted the number of grazing fish, allowing algae to dominate and putting further pressure on corals. On the positive side, research is and has been underway to stop this disease with some successes so far. Producer/Author Carol Bareuther URL https://www.allatsea.net/caribbeans-pillar-coral-moved-to-critically-endangered-list/ Persons Fran Cabada-Blanco Title Pillar coral increase its extinction risk to Critically Endangered due to human activity Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet SeaWanderer Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 25/12/22 Description An international team of experts, including from the University of Portsmouth, have found marine species is facing a “perfect storm” due to human activity URL https://seawanderer.org/pillar-coral-increase-its-extinction-risk-to-critically-endangered-due-to-human-activity Persons Fran Cabada-Blanco Title Pillar coral ‘critically endangered’ following 80% drop in population Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet The Independent Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 16/12/22 Description International researchers, including from the University of Portsmouth, have carried out a review of the risk of extinction of reef-building corals. Producer/Author Ben Mitchell URL https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/university-of-portsmouth-experts-red-list-caribbean-iucn-b2246523.html Persons Fran Cabada-Blanco Title Pillar coral ‘critically endangered’ following 80% drop in population Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Bracknell News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 16/12/22 Description Pillar coral found throughout the Caribbean is at a higher risk of extinction as a result of unsustainable human activity, according to a report.
An international team of researchers, including from the University of Portsmouth, have carried out a review of the risk of global extinction of reef-building corals.
In their study carried out in 2018, they found that the coral population had shrunk by 80% since 1990.Producer/Author PA Agency news URL https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/national/23195400.pillar-coral-critically-endangered-following-80-drop-population/ Persons Fran Cabada-Blanco Title Pillar coral ‘critically endangered’ following 80% drop in population Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Messenger Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 16/12/22 Description Pillar coral found throughout the Caribbean is at a higher risk of extinction as a result of unsustainable human activity, according to a report.
An international team of researchers, including from the University of Portsmouth, have carried out a review of the risk of global extinction of reef-building corals.Producer/Author PA Agency URL https://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/national/23195400.pillar-coral-critically-endangered-following-80-drop-population/ Persons Fran Cabada-Blanco Title Dugongs, Abalone, Pillar Coral Added To IUCN’s ‘Red List’ Degree of recognition Regional Media name/outlet DeeperBlue Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 15/12/22 Description The International Union for the Conservation of Nature recently added dugongs and abalone to the organization’s “Red List” of threatened species, while the pillar coral has deteriorated to “Critically Endangered” due to accumulated pressures. Producer/Author John Liang URL https://www.deeperblue.com/dugongs-abalone-pillar-coral-added-to-iucns-red-list/ Persons Fran Cabada-Blanco Title Pillar Coral moved to Critically Endangered on IUCN Red List Degree of recognition Local Media name/outlet reef builders Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 12/12/22 Description The Pillar Coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus), has moved from Vulnerable to Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List after its population shrunk by over 80% across most of its range since 1990. The most urgent threat is from Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease, which has emerged in the past four years and is highly contagious, infecting between 90 and 100 meters of reef per day. Producer/Author Jeremy Gay URL https://reefbuilders.com/2022/12/12/pillar-coral-moved-to-critically-endangered-on-iucn-red-list/ Persons Fran Cabada-Blanco Title IUCN Red List: Human activity devastating marine species from mammals to corals Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet International Coral Reef Initiative Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 9/12/22 Description Coverage of Red List assessments for various marine taxa featuring the Pillar coral Dendrogyra cylindrus which was led by me Producer/Author IUCn Press release URL https://icriforum.org/iucn-red-list-human-activity-devastating-corals/ Persons Fran Cabada-Blanco Title Biodiversity: 'Magical marine species' pushed toward extinction Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet BBC News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 9/12/22 Description The International Union for Conservation for Nature (IUCN), which compiles the official Red List of endangered species, revealed the latest findings at the UN biodiversity conference, COP 15. Producer/Author Helen Briggs URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63911045 Persons Fran Cabada-Blanco
Media contributions
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Title Dugones, conchas de abulón y corales amenazados de extinción reflejan destrucción de los mares Degree of recognition Regional Media name/outlet Radio France Internationale in Spanish Media type Radio Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 12/12/22 Description Dugongs, abalone shells and corals threatened with extinction reflect destruction of the seas - Podcast featuring the extinction risk of several marine groups. Producer/Author Raphael Moran URL https://www.rfi.fr/es/programas/vida-en-el-planeta/20221212-dugones-conchas-de-abul%C3%B3n-y-corales-amenazadas-de-extinci%C3%B3n-reflejan-destrucci%C3%B3n-de-los-mares Persons Fran Cabada-Blanco
Conference
| Title | 15th International Coral Reef Symposium |
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| Location | Convention Centre, Bremen, Bremen, Germany |
| Period | 4 Jul 2022 → 8 Jul 2022 |
| Link | https://www.icrs2022.de/ |
Keywords
- Conservation
- Red List
- corals
- coral reefs
- extinction risk
- Caribbean