Amelia Urry is a journalist and poet based in Seattle, Washington. She writes about environmental science and technology. https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/contributor/amelia-urry/rss en Climate Change Coral Reefs Marine Protected Areas Wed, 16 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000 Amelia Urry https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/05/16/scientists-race-to-decode-disease-devastating-florida-coral-reefs https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/05/16/scientists-race-to-decode-disease-devastating-florida-coral-reefs As a mysterious but persistent pathogen threatens the last remaining healthy coral ecosystem in the continental United States, researchers are struggling to understand how the disease spreads and to devise ways to stop it. Biodiversity Coral Reefs Tue, 08 May 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Amelia Urry https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/05/08/new-discoveries-about-unique-amazon-coral-reef-at-risk-from-oil-drilling https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/05/08/new-discoveries-about-unique-amazon-coral-reef-at-risk-from-oil-drilling A Greenpeace-backed expedition has brought back images of a huge and biologically important reef system at the mouth of Brazil’s Amazon river that is threatened by offshore development. Coral Reefs Governance Marine Protected Areas Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:50:00 +0000 Amelia Urry https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/04/12/can-the-gulf-of-mexicos-largest-coral-reef-survive-a-massive-new-port https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/04/12/can-the-gulf-of-mexicos-largest-coral-reef-survive-a-massive-new-port Environmentalists in Mexico have fought the recent relocation of a coral reef to make way for bigger ships in the Port of Veracruz. They worry about the ecosystem impacts of the port expansion and the precedent it sets for uprooting corals. Climate Change Coral Reefs Solutions Tue, 13 Mar 2018 09:00:00 +0000 Amelia Urry https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/03/13/can-coral-microbes-protect-reefs-from-climate-change https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/03/13/can-coral-microbes-protect-reefs-from-climate-change Scientists are investigating the role microbiomes play in coral health, trying to identity those microbial traits that make coral reefs resilient as ocean temperatures rise and bleaching events accelerate. Biodiversity Climate Change Technology Thu, 07 Dec 2017 03:00:04 +0000 Amelia Urry https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/12/07/how-the-biggest-fish-in-the-sea-is-tracked-by-tourist-photos https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/12/07/how-the-biggest-fish-in-the-sea-is-tracked-by-tourist-photos A boom in tourism around whale shark hot spots has helped scientists crowdsource population data for the elusive endangered fish – and could inform its conservation.