The Bleaching of

Our Coral Reefs

A visual exploration of coral bleaching

in the Pacific Ocean through

Smithsonian imagery

Pacific Ocean Bleaching Map*

Click to start exploring top bleached corals in the Pacific

*Map not to scale

About Coral Bleaching Smithsonian's Contribution
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Fungia
Main Hawaiian Islands
21.4% Bleaching (2016)
Stylophora
Guam
11.4% Bleaching (2014)
Cyphastrea
Northwest Hawaiian Islands
11.2% Bleaching (2017)
Montipora
Northwest Hawaiian Islands
33.6% Bleaching (2017)
Turbinaria
Northern Mariana Islands
17.8% Bleaching (2017)
Pocillopora
Northwest Hawaiian Islands
28.5% Bleaching (2017)
Leptoseris
Main Hawaiian Islands
6.0% Bleaching (2019)
Isopora
American Samoa
24.4% Bleaching (2015)
Caulastrea
American Samoa
45.2% Bleaching (2015)
Astreopora
Guam
6.6% Bleaching (2017)
Stylophora
Northern Mariana Islands
8.8% Bleaching (2017)
Montipora
Main Hawaiian Islands
17.6% Bleaching (2019)
Montastraea
American Samoa
15.4% Bleaching (2015)
Coeloseris
American Samoa
18.1% Bleaching (2015)
Pocillopora
Main Hawaiian Islands
12.4% Bleaching (2019)
Turbinaria
Guam
15.2% Bleaching (2017)
Plesiastrea
Northern Mariana Islands
20.7% Bleaching (2017)
Montipora
Guam
5.1% Bleaching (2017)
Fungia
Northwest Hawaiian Islands
12.1% Bleaching (2016)