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miaskies · 06-27-2009, 05:18 PM

I don't think they realize it's not so much the temp fluctuations, but the over fishing and over harvesting of the fish, corals and live rock(which is the reef itself).I think a lot of harvesters use dynamite on the reef and this is devastating. They take a section of reef and completely wipe it out.Not to mention a lot of countries do not have drainage or shore regulations, so all the waste from people goes into the water, polluting it.Maybe in areas where there are reefs, they need to enforce water regulations and standards, making sure that the water is not becoming polluted due to negligence. That's why I am getting stuff now because in 10-20 years it may become illegal in a lot of places.

06-27-2009, 05:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
miaskies Limpet Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 140 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Heat-tolerant Coral Reefs Discovered: May Survive Global Warming I don't think they realize it's not so much the temp fluctuations, but the over fishing and over harvesting of the fish, corals and live rock(which is the reef itself).I think a lot of harvesters use dynamite on the reef and this is devastating. They take a section of reef and completely wipe it out.Not to mention a lot of countries do not have drainage or shore regulations, so all the waste from people goes into the water, polluting it.Maybe in areas where there are reefs, they need to enforce water regulations and standards, making sure that the water is not becoming polluted due to negligence. That's why I am getting stuff now because in 10-20 years it may become illegal in a lot of places.