A team of marine researchers wants the United States to move more rapidly in preserving coral reefs in U.S. waters. The United States has main coral reef systems, one in Florida and one in Hawaii. Florida's coral reef runs for 200 miles along the Florida Keys and is central to a $1.6 billion tourism industry.
The researchers say that despite small improvements, the condition of the coral reefs is accelerating in a negative direction, and pollution, over fishing, disease, and thermal stress generated by global warming are the culprits. The team recommends that the U.S. begin managing reef ecosystems as entire ecosystems instead of as fragmented sets of habitats.
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