Coral Reef Health

Coral Reef Health

Track the health of the world's coral reefs, share pictures, and write up stories and opinions about how man's activity and climate change are destroying reef ecosystems. Help protect the world's coral population by getting informed... [more]

Track the health of the world's coral reefs, share pictures, and write up stories and opinions about how man's activity and climate change are destroying reef ecosystems. Help protect the world's coral population by getting informed and sharing what you know.

Decline of US coral reefs - Big threat to marine ecosystems

US coral reefs have experienced serious decline in the lat couple of years, especially in the Atlantic, mainly due to the global warming, illegal fishing and marine debris. Coral reefs play very important role in marine ecosystems because many marine species use them as their habitats, and many fish species use coral reefs for breeding purposes. This decline is especially worrying in the
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