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When ocean temperatures exceed their normal range — increasingly due to climate change — corals experience extreme stress and ...

Wilfried Gebhardt still remembers his first dive at Apo Reef over 30 years ago. The now-retired German geographer had just moved to Sablayan, a municipality on Mindoro island, southwest of Manila ...

A snorkeler drifts over the shallow part of the coral reef in Apo Island. Below her is the wonderland she expected: Colorful hard and soft corals, a massive barrel sponge, and a multitude of ...

The Apo Reef Natural Park on the island of Mindoro is said to be the largest contiguous coral reef system in the Philippines and the second-largest in the world. It is home to over 482 fish ...