NAHA--Okinawa Prefecture announced on July 28 the issuance of a conditional permit for the Defense Ministry to transplant about 40,000 colonies of coral from waters near the construction site for ...

an ambitious program created to support the biodiversity of the archipelago’s crucial coral reefs. “The clownfish, one of Okinawa's most iconic fish, attracts many tourists each year,” says ...

NAHA—Waves pounded the rocks and coral off Cape Maeda in Onna, Okinawa Prefecture ... said the cape is “surrounded by reefs and usually it’s calm like a swimming pool.” ...

They reportedly went to explore a coral reef about 10 kilometers off the coast ... who owns a diving shop on Okinawa's main island. "And you can encounter fish you wouldn't usually see," he ...

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology ... the International Research Laboratory “Eco-Evo-Devo of Coral Reef Fish Life Cycle” (IRL EARLY). The ceremony took place on October 7 ...

Kudaka takes a typhoon swell, usually after the storm has passed Okinawa and moved north, and the northwest wind blows offshore as the wave bends around the reef. The water here is a very pristine ...