Coral Reef Facts

Coral Reef Facts:

"Coral reefs are in crisis, dying at an अलार्मिंग rate worldwide।

An estimated 25% of coral reefs have already disappeared and an estimated two-thirds of all coral reefs are at risk today.[1]

An estimated 88% of the reefs in Southeast Asia - the most species rich reefs on earth - are at risk.[1]

Since 1975, more than 90% of the reefs in the Florida Keys have lost their living coral cover (study by Dr. Phil Dustan).

Threats to the world's coral reefs include:
- Pollution
- Disease
- Over-fishing
- Dynamite and cyanide fishing
- Sedimentation
- Bleaching caused by rising ocean temperatures

Called the 'rainforests of the sea,' coral reefs are the greatest expression of ocean life, and the most biodiverse ecosystem on Earth with 30 of 34 known animal phyla present।


Unlike the rainforest, there is no comprehensive global baseline map of living coral reefs. This is urgently needed. A satellite mission dedicated to remote sensing of coral reefs can provide this critical global baseline."

Source : pcrf.org