The toucan is the national bird of Belize. This country draws birders from all over ... The reef is an integral part in many Belizeans’ livelihoods, whether in the fishing industry or tourism ...

It is the largest barrier reef in the Northern hemisphere and represents all the main reef and coastal habitats ... unsustainable tourism and fishing, and declining water quality. Belize's long ...

It’s home to colorful fish, shrimp, groupers ... Heritage Site and second in size after the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, the Belize Barrier Reef extends more than 180 miles along the ...

It has also boosted its no-fishing zones from 3 percent ... which have also polluted the reef. While all of that is great news for Belize, Root points out that the reef still faces challenges ...

Here are some of the best resort choices for an all-inclusive vacation in Belize ... with well-populated fishing areas and some 25 miles of reefs for diving located close to the resort.

Much of the 200 miles of Belize’s coral reef has been “bleached ... black and yellow striped angel fish, spotted eagle rays, nurse sharks and sea turtles all bobbing along in the mild ...

The clear waters teem with kaleidoscopic corals, vast shoals of tropical fish and iconic ... canyons — from Belize’s Barrier Reef to the Cayman Trench. For all the life on the Caribbean ...

The Belize Barrier Reef is home to a diverse array of top ... and it attracts animals, all kinds of fish, including sharks in. And then of course they get caught on camera and gives us a way ...

After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world's fourth mass bleaching event on coral reefs ... of these fishes by assuming all parrotfish have ...

The biodiversity of Earth's oceans is disproportionately concentrated in coral reefs—the vibrant undersea ecosystems where ...

For one, plankton-feeding is the most common feeding group among reef fishes—giving us many distantly related species to compare. For another, they all share the same challenge of having to spot ...