A fringing reef extends from the shore out into the ocean, forming a border along the coastline and nearby islands. Fringing reefs grow more successfully on rising or stable shorelines.

In reply to the Bureau's request for further information on the impacts of the construction of a road on the fringing reef adjacent to Cape Tribulation National Park, the Australian authorities had ...

Another important focus is on wave transformation and runup over rough fringing reefs. Researchers have developed numerical models that account for the roughness of reef surfaces, which ...

The City of Cockburn and global marine company MMA Offshore created the reef using 135 precast concrete modules in March 2022. They effectively doubled the size of the fringing reef last November ...