# Kim Taihun

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-07**: Reuters reports on coral slumping — Reuters publishes report on slumping corals, with Korea Heritage Service and Oceans Ministry outlining monitoring and investigation plans.
- **2026-08-22**: Tropical sea anemone documented on coral — A photo taken near Mun Island shows a pink sea anemone, a tropical marine organism, attached to a coral, attributed to rising sea temperature.
- **2026-08-21**: Divers monitor near Mun Island — Paran Ocean Citizen Science Center members dive to monitor coral colonies; XPS foam particles washed ashore are photographed on a Jeju beach.
- **2026-08-20**: Researcher checks corals at Jeju Tropica — Kang Do-hyung, principal research scientist at KIOST, inspects corals at the Jeju Tropica lab on Jeju Island.
- **2026-05**: Scientific Reports publishes slumping study — KIOST researchers Kim Taihun and Anna Beate Jöst publish the first documentation of Jeju's 2024 soft coral slumping event.
- **2024**: Large-scale soft coral slumping event — Jeju's soft corals slump over and die in a first documented large-scale event; many later recover partially, then break off.
- **2020**: Ko Myeong-hyo begins diving off Jeju Island — Ko starts diving six years before the 2026 report, harvesting seafood and observing vibrant coral life.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 50% of Jeju's Beomseom Coral Cluster Struggles as Ocean Warming Slumps Soft Corals
2026-09-07 10:08:18 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Citizen scientists and KIOST researchers are tracking a second year of soft coral slumping off South Korea's Jeju Island, with roughly half of one Beomseom cluster struggling. The UNESCO-listed coral gardens are collapsing as rising seas disrupt the hydrostatic pressure soft corals need to remain upright. Government agencies have pledged detailed investigations as 2024's event repeats.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/jeju-soft-coral-slumping-climate-2026

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