Dying Coral Reefs
Bleached coral reefs usually appear as an. Around 500 million to one billion people rely on the unique biodiversity that coral reefs provide to local and global economies. Great Barrier Reef Is Bleaching Again It S Getting More Widespread The New York Times The Effects on Coral Reefs. Dying coral reefs . On July 25 2016 recreational divers at coral reefs near buoy 2 at the East Bank of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary 115 miles off the coast of Texas and Louisiana noticed something strange. They are being damaged or destroyed by pollution disease climate change and a large number of ship groundings. As a result of the causes mentioned above a number of disastrous effects come into play. Additionally covering less than 1 of global surface coral reefs provide up to 30 - 175 billion in annual economic value from fishing coastal protection and tourism. More than 11 billion pieces of plastic larger than five centimetres wide are littering coral reefs across the Asi