Coral Quote by Brian Skerry

Coral reefs represent some of the worlds most spectacular beauty spots, but they are also the foundation of marine life: without them many of…

— Sheherazade Goldsmith

Coral reefs represent some of the world's most spectacular beauty spots, but they are also the foundation of marine life: without them many of…

— Sheherazade Goldsmith

I think that most people would associate big schools of fish with healthy coral reefs. At Kingman, the predators keep the herd thin, so…

— Brian Skerry

“Dinsdale and Rohwer found that as humans become more common, so do microbes. From Kingman to Christmas Island, top predators such as sharks went…

— Ed Yong

There's a huge challenge around coral bleaching specifically, because when most people think about coral, they think about the beautiful, white sculpture sitting on…

— Jeff Orlowski

Coral is a very beautiful and unusual animal. Each coral head consists of thousand of individual polyps. These polyps are continually budding and branching…

— Antony Garrett Lisi

Coral reefs are the backbone for the entire ocean. They are the nursery for the ocean. About a quarter of all marine life in…

— Jeff Orlowski

It's impossible to imagine our planet without coral.

— Ian Somerhalder

The coral reef at Bonaire, one of the alphabet islands in the Caribbean, is so alive and healthy.

— Ashlan Gorse Cousteau

Many exhibits from this aquarium use Hawaii's abundant natural daylight. This allows Waikiki to display only live coral, which creates beautiful exhibits. It's also…

— John Grant

I am delighted to see that the issue of coral reefs is receiving the attention it deserves.

— Albert II, Prince of Monaco

The Bahamas has mangrove nurseries, coral reefs, shallow sea grass beds, and deep oceanic trenches - all perfect ecosystems for sharks. Photographing multiple shark…

— Brian Skerry