Preliminary surveys for coral disease were conducted in October 2011 as part of the first
Indonesian coral health workshop in Barranglompo Island, part of the Spermonde Islands …

A massive die-off of benthic suspension feeders (BSF) covered by large amounts of
sediments was observed along Prince Islands coasts (north-eastern Sea of Marmara) in …

Worldwide coral reef decline appears to be accompanied by an increase in the spread of
hard coral diseases. However, whether this is the result of increased direct and indirect …

Coral reefs in the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan, have been undergoing degradation for at
least five decades. Recently, the archipelago has been hit by bleaching events for two …

Coral disease outbreaks continue to reduce coral populations in the Caribbean and Indo-
Pacific reefs. However, there is limited research on coral diseases in Malaysian reefs …

Photographic evidence of some important coral diseases (black band disease, black
disease/Terpios hoshinota, white syndrome, pink line syndrome, pink spots, invertebrate …

Underwater visual surveys of coral reefs are the primary method managers use to monitor
coral health. However, these surveys are limited to visual signs, such as bleaching and …

Coral disease is a major cause of coral reef degradation, yet many diseases remain
understudied. Yellow-banded tissue loss disease (YBTLD) has a distinct gross lesion …

Corals in the Gulf exist in a harsh environment, which only allows a small subset of the
typical Indo-Pacific fauna and flora to persist and/or form viable populations (Sheppard and …

Coral disease is playing a significant role in structuring today's coral reef communities. While
monitoring programs document declines associated with coral disease, there is a lack of …