Coral Alert!
Endangered species
Climate change is causing rapid warming of the Mediterranean Sea. In fact, its warming rates are above the average for the oceans. The increase in temperature is transforming marine ecosystems and, in the case of coral and gorgonia, it is severely affecting their conservation and viability.
Scientific framework
An international team is studying the impact of climate change on coral and gorgonia populations and has discovered mass mortality and changes to reproductive periods and the expansion of species. It is urgent to know their distribution and health condition for effective conservation.
How to get involved
If you dive, you can report the location and health condition of coral populations, gather information about the colonies at different times of year, detect introduced species and, between May and June, photograph the Paramuricea clavata red gorgonian in reproduction.

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Species
Paramuricea clavata
Paramuricea clavata
Eunicella singularis
Eunicella singularis
Eunicella cavolini
Eunicella cavolini
Corallium rubrum
Red coral
Cladocora caespitosa
Mediterranean pillow coral
Astroides calycularis
Star coral
Savalia (Gerardia) savaglia
Gold coral
Oculina patagonica
Oculina patagonica
Oulastrea crispata
Oulastrea crispata
Resources

Monitoring mortality - Videotutorials

Sea Watchers' target species and challenges

Mariani et al. 2018
Scientific team
Joaquim Garrabou
ICM-CSIC - Responsable del proyecto
Cristina Linares
Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Stéphane Sartoretto
LER/PAC, IFREMER - Contacto Nacional (Francia)
Silvija Kipson
University of Zagreb - Contacto Nacional (Croacia)
Oscar Ocaña
Fundación Museo del Mar Ceuta - Contacto Nacional (España)
Maria Sini
University of the Agean - Contacto Nacional (Grecia, Lesvos)
Eda Topcu
University of Istanbul - Contacto Nacional (Turquía)
Paula López
ICM-CSIC
Diego Kurt Kersting
Universidad de Barcelona (UB)
Laura Figuerola
Universidad de Barcelona (UB)
Josep-Maria Gili
ICM-CSIC
Blanca Figuerola
ICM-CSIC
Daniel Gómez-Gras
ICM-CSIC
Alba Medrano
Universidad de Barcelona (UB)
Marta Pagès-Escola
Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Yanis Zentner
Universidad de Barcelona (UB)
Alfonso Ramos Esplá
Universidad de Alicante
Andrés Izquierdo
Universidad de Alicante

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