Meet the ICRS Communications Team 🪸 These are the people behind the society’s social media accounts and the Coral-List! You’ll also discover each team member’s favorite coral. We’d love to hear from you too, share your favorite coral in the comments below! #ICRS #CoralReefs #MarineBiology

Meet the ICRS Officers 🌊 The ICRS is led by a volunteer team of Officers and a Council, each serving four-year terms with elections every 2 years. In this post, we’re shining a spotlight on the Officers, a dedicated team helping steer the Society’s mission to advance coral reef science worldwide.

ICRS Darwin Medal Nominations due Dec. 15 The ICRS Darwin Medal is the Society’s highest recognition, awarded every four years to a distinguished late-career society member who has made significant scientific contributions recognized globally throughout their career. coralreefs.org/awards-honor...

Welcome to the new ICRS account! The International Coral Reef Society (ICRS) was founded in 1980 and is the principal association to which coral reef scientists, managers and enthusiasts from across the world belong. Swipe to learn a bit more about us, our vision and our mission!

COP30 Brazil has made coral reef conservation a priority, calling for global cooperation to reduce emissions, address local threats, and restore reefs. Let’s act now to protect these precious ecosystems for future generations! #MutiraoCOP30 #CoralReefConservation #SaveOurReefs

📢 Meet our plenary speakers for ICRS 2026! The 16th International Coral Reef Symposium will showcase a distinguished lineup of experts who are leaders in advancing coral reef science. We look forward to seeing you in New Zealand!

🎉 Announcing the ICRS 2024 Best Paper Awards! After reviewing all 2024 publications, the Editorial Board selected an outstanding study that highlights the resilience of Indonesian reefs, the value of local-language science, and the need for more inclusive global research.

🌊✨ The John Ogden President’s Membership Award ✨🌊 The International Coral Reef Society (ICRS) is proud to announce the granting of 125 membership awards to coral reef scientists, managers, restoration practitioners, and policymakers from 30 developing nations!

Call for abstracts now open at: www.icrs2026.nz/call-for-abs... Submissions are invited under approved sessions aligned eight broad Symposium themes. You may submit an abstract as: - Oral presentation - Speed talk - Poster Deadline: Monday 1 December 2025, 11.59pm (New Zealand time).

FINAL REMINDER: Call for session proposals Tēnā koutou katoa, This is a final reminder that the deadline for session proposals for the 16th International Coral Reef Symposium, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand closes next week, on Weds JULY 16th 2025. Details are below.

Our apologies that Graduate Research Fellowship recipient, J. David Muñoz-Maravilla, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, was left off the list sent yesterday. Congratulations David!

Unfortunately, turning off climate.gov won't turn off climate change. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The Officers and Council of the International Coral Reef Society are pleased to announce the 2025 ICRS Award Winners:

1/6 Call for session proposals 16th International Coral Reef Symposium, 19–24th July 2026, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Session proposal deadline: Sunday 15th June 2025. Details and submission link at www.icrs2026.nz/call-for-ses...

1/6 Call for session proposals 16th International Coral Reef Symposium, 19–24th July 2026, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Session proposal deadline: Sunday 15th June 2025. Details and submission link at www.icrs2026.nz/call-for-ses...

ICRS is pleased to announce that it is providing up to *ONE HUNDRED John Ogden President's Membership Award* for coral reef practitioners that are citizens of *low *and *middle income* nations. Nomination form at <https://forms.gle/eJXoZGYa8Wb2tp3z7>

Stand up for science. Learn how to help at  Savesciencenow.org.

The latest issue of REEF ENCOUNTER (#56), the International Coral Reef Society's magazine, was published recently, and can now be downloaded without cost (including by non-Society members) from the Society's website at coralreefs.org/society-publ...

84% of the world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...

The worst bleaching event ever is underway and it's unclear when, or perhaps if, it will end. 84% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record apnews.com/article/cora...

Reminder: ICRS Award applications are due this week!

To increase fairness and inclusivity, we made changes to several awards last year, including acknowledging broader contributions to coral reef science and conservation, and increasing time frames for career breaks and non-linear career pathways. More at: coralreefs.org/awards-and-h...

Do you work on coral reef conservation and protection? Come check out our World Reef and Coral Reef Conservation Awards – Deadline March 15th. For more details on these and more exciting awards go to: coralreefs.org/awards-and-h...

Time to get applications in for ICRS awards! Exciting awards for all career stages incl. early and mid-career awards, Eminence in Research, and Honorary lifetime memberships. Deadline March 15th. More details on these and more exciting awards at: coralreefs.org/awards-and-h...

1. Are you a great science communicator? ICRS Science Communication Fellowship offers an award for any career stage to support training in science communication. Deadline March 15th. For more details on this exciting Fellowship and on more awards go to: coralreefs.org/awards-and-h...

It’s ICRS Awards time! Are you a post graduate student or early career scientist looking to support your research? Check out our Graduate Fellowships and Ruth Gates Fellowships. Deadline March 15. Details on these Fellowships and more exciting awards at: coralreefs.org/awards-and-h...

It’s ICRS Awards time! Are you a post graduate student or early career scientist looking to support your research? Check out our Graduate Fellowships and Ruth Gates Fellowships. Deadline March 15. Details on these Fellowships and more exciting awards at: coralreefs.org/awards-and-h...

We are all saddened at the loss of a true hero of coral reef conservation, Billy Causey. He was a kind soul who could turn his greatest opponents into friends and supporters of conservation. www.keysnews.com/news/marine-...

Congrats to my friend and collaborator Raquel Peixoto for being awarded the Rachel Carson Prize for her work on coral reef restoration www.the-microbiologist.com/news/winners...

“We should be looking at the most important player of the equation, the #microbes. [All the #climatecrises are] are driven by microbes, disturb microbes, or can be solved by microbes," says Raquel Peixoto. My Nature Microbiology feature on COP28 can be accessed here--> nature.com/articles/s41...

📢New Paper Alert📢 on corals and climate change in Science Adaptation via natural selection could determine whether Acropora corals persist under expected levels of global warming Hyperlinks & explainer thread below ⬇️ (1/12)

US academics: look after foreign students

Congratulations to the new ICRS Officers and Council members. Treasurer John Burt; Recording Secretary Mariana Rocha De Souza; Council Members Amy Apprill, Keisha Bahr, Ranjeet Bhagooli, Javier del Campo, Simon Harding, Maggie Johnson, Karen Neely, Alma Paola Rodriguez-Troncoso.

@icrs.bsky.social and the organizers of ICRS_2022 from @unibremen.bsky.social established a new award to support green strategies for coral reef-related events. Each year (2024-2028) up to $10,000 will be awarded to the host institutions organizing such events. See coralreefs.org/sustainabili...

Symbiodiniaceae algal symbionts of Pocillopora damicornis larvae provide more carbon to their coral host under elevated levels of acidification and temperature

Final week to apply for the two writing workshops offered through the ICRS - Student and Early Career Chapter 2-day workshops equip participants with the skills needed to craft winning grant proposals and impactful research papers Apply by August 8th at 11:59pm UTC docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

It's time to make sure ICRS 2026 is on your calendar. The 16th International Coral Reef Symposium will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, from Sunday 19th to Friday 24th July 2026 www.icrs2026.nz

The latest issue of Reef Encounter (#50, July 2024) is now available at the ICRS website coralreefs.org/wp-content/u...

The next International Coral Reef Symposium will be held 19-24 July 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. Thinking about attending? Want to be kept informed? Register your interest at innovators.eventsair.com/internationa...

Thank you to all nominees, nominators, and writers of support letters. You make the ICRS a thriving Society. The ICRS supports diversity and inclusivity, and we are happy to be able to award the most diverse cohort of awardees to date, representing scientists and students from across the globe.

Due to the high standard of applications this year, the ICRS Awards committee would also like to provide an Honourable mention for the following applicants: Mid Career –James Reimer and Iliana Baums Ruth Gates –Maya Powers Coral Reef Conservation – Phanor Montoya-Maya

ICRS typically awards six Graduate Fellowships per year, but due to the exceptional applications, we awarded seven this year!

The International Coral Reef Society is pleased to announce the 2024 Graduate Fellowship Winners: Ingrid Bunholi Brazil Annabell Klinke Germany Dominica Harrison Canada Alexandra Jordan UK Lili Vizer Hungary Akaya Paul Japan Sruti Jeetun Mauritius

The International Coral Reef Society is pleased to announce the 2024 Ruth Gates Fellowship Winner: Wyatt Million Australia

The International Coral Reef Society is pleased to announce the 2024 ICRS Fellows: James Reimer Japan William Precht USA Robert Toonen USA Iliana Baums Germany Michael Sweet UK Michael Berumen Saudi Arabia

The International Coral Reef Society is pleased to announce the 2024 ICRS Award winners: Eminence in Research–Todd LeJeunesse USA Mid-Career–Rebecca Vega Thurber USA Early-Career–Sarah Davies USA Coral Reef Conservation–Francis Staub UK World Reef–Tries Blandine Razak Indonesia

Save the date: The next International Coral Reef Symposium will be held 19-24 July 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand.

And so this likely fourth global coral bleaching event continues to unfold in the southern hemisphere 😢 🧪🦑 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The ICRS Student and Early Career Chapter (SECC) Skills and Professional Development and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committees are excited to announce the upcoming Indigenous and Local Coral Scientists Panel!

new work evidencing that H2O2 (ROS) is neither trigger nor smoking gun of coral bleaching kudos to Marlen & all authors! doi.org/10.1007/s003... #CBASS #microsensors #ROS @unikonstanz.bsky.social @icrs.bsky.social