How do we save the worlds oceans? Coral Conservation
I love diving and so do many other people. It is an amazing activity and there is nothing else like it. Coral reefs are hands down the coolest place to go diving. The amazing structures and beautiful colors of the corals, all the fish swimming through and around the reef creates this magical seascape that is nearly impossible to described. But a sad thing has been happening over the last few decades. These beautiful places are disappearing. Massive bleaching events have spread across the world and are occurring at an alarming rate. Bleaching is when the symbiotic zooxanthellae (photosynthetic organisms) are expelled from the corals. These microorganisms are how corals survive off of sunlight and losing them means almost certain death for corals. Bleaching occurs when the corals are stressed out. Corals can be stressed because of high temperatures, acidic water conditions, pollution and more. The biggest concern and cause of bleaching is the rise in global sea temperatures. This rise ...
