Need for Protection
Humans are actively destroying the coral reef ecosystems on our earth. Reefs are overfished, bombed and poisoned, smothered by sediment, and choked by algae growing on nutrient rich sewage and fertilizer run-off. They are damaged by irresponsible tourism and are being severely stressed by the warming of the world's oceans. Some 58 percent of the world's reefs are reported as threatened by human activities.
These are all reasons why Coral reefs are in danger of being lost forever. People need to start thinking about the impacts that they themselves could have on the reef itself.
