THE MANY THREATS THEY ARE FACING
Human activity may
represent the greatest threat to coral reefs living in Earth's oceans.
In particular,
pollution and over-fishing are the most
serious threats to these corals.
Physical destruction of reefs due to
boat and
shipping traffic is also a problem.
with the
increase in human population and improved storage and transport systems, the
scale of human impacts on reefs has grown exponentially.
Markets for fishes and other natural resources have become global, supplying demand for reef resources far removed from their tropical sources.
Reefs are threatened well beyond coastal areas and so the problem is broader than factors from land development and pollution though those are too causing considerable damage.
