Colorful and diverse fish swimming over bleached coral reefs

Whispers of White: Coral in Transition.

This underwater video clip captures a bustling scene where diverse fish swim actively across a coral reef, much of which is visibly bleached. Among the bleached sections, delicate branching corals and large rounded Porites corals appear faded, lacking their natural, vibrant colors. The bleached coral structures, now pale and fragile-looking, spread out across the reef in beautiful patterns. Swirling above and around the corals, schools of small fish bring energy to the scene. Species like orange and black anthias and bright chromis weave between the coral branches. In the background of this shot, additional coral formations and fish schools extend into the distance.

Lively Fish in Dying Landscapes | Coral Bleaching Stock Footage.

Filmed in ultra-high-definition 4K and available in HD (1080p), this footage was shot using top-quality equipment to bring out the detailed textures and contrasts of healthy and bleached coral. Provided as free stock footage to raise awareness about coral bleaching, it’s available in both landscape (16:9) and vertical (9:16) formats for use on social media platforms like Instagram Reels, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube Shorts. This adaptability and quality make it ideal for environmental campaigns, NGO projects, documentaries, and educational materials focused on the pressing issues of coral conservation and climate change.

Coral bleaching has now reached an unprecedented global scale, with an estimated 77% of the world's coral reefs experiencing bleaching-level heat stress since early 2023. This fourth global bleaching event has been recorded in every major ocean basin, including large regions of the Atlantic and Pacific where bleaching impacts are more intense than in previous years. Climate experts have observed that warmer ocean conditions, driven by climate change, are making these events increasingly severe and frequent, with significant areas of the Great Barrier Reef, the Caribbean, and Indian Ocean reefs experiencing heat levels high enough to cause coral death.