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Preserve Coral Reefs

Preserve Coral Reefs. An Urgent Situation. Coral Reefs important to both aquatic and human life Habitat to 1/3 of all marine fish Support entire economies Protect coastlines Est. by 2040 almost all dead Devastated by pollution/waste disposal

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Preserve Coral Reefs

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  1. Preserve Coral Reefs

  2. An Urgent Situation • Coral Reefs important to both aquatic and human life • Habitat to 1/3 of all marine fish • Support entire economies • Protect coastlines • Est. by 2040 almost all dead • Devastated by pollution/waste disposal • Destroyed by over fishing and destructive fishing practices • Damaged by careless tourists

  3. A Major part of Marine Life • Diverse Ecosystem • Approx. 1/3 of all marine fish species found in coral reefs • Seabirds • Invertebrates

  4. Protect Coastlines • Form barrier between waves and coast • Protect shoreline from erosion • Keep small islands intact • Help shelter coasts form ocean storms +floods

  5. Supports numerous Economies • Provide Jobs • Tour guides • Fishers • Scientists • preservation • Feed populations • Feed 40 ml. people a year • Food source for island communities • Billion dollar industry • Many economies depend on tourism industry

  6. Solution Create more coral reef state parks Educate tourists on how to avoid harming reefs Stricter fishing laws

  7. Citations: "Conservation." Aquaitc Life of the World. 2. Tarrytown, New York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2001. Print. Fuhrmann, Andrew. "Coral Reef Preservation." Tropical Ecosystems. N.p., 6/11/04. Web. 20 Apr 2010. <http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/fieldcourses04/ PapersMarineEcologyArticles/CoralReefPreservation.html>. "Natural Preservation." Aquaitc Life of the World. 6. Tarrytown, New York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2001. Print. Nevin, . "Coral to be Cryogenically Frozen for the Future.” AquaViews Online Scuba Magazine 28/10/09: n. pag. Web. 2o Apr 2010.

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