reef conservation
Saving underwater ecosystems
Reef conservation is the protection and restoration of coral reef ecosystems, which are among the most biodiverse marine environments on Earth.
Efforts include reducing pollution, limiting destructive fishing practices, controlling invasive species, and addressing coral bleaching caused by rising ocean temperatures.
The organization focuses on reef conservation in the Caribbean.
- artificial reefsSunken structures fostering marine life
- fish habitatsPlaces where finned creatures dwell
- algaePrimitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- mangrovesSalt-water coastal trees
- coralMarine skeletal formation
sponge · anemone · parrotfish · endangered · seagrass beds · international treaties · ocean warming · sea level rise · clownfish · coral species · eco-tourism · environmental legislation · stakeholder engagement · bleaching · climate modeling · diving · ecosystem · sustainable
- reef tourismsnorkeling, scuba diving, diving, glass bottom boats, marine parks
- coral reefscorals, soft corals, polyp, soft coral, polyps
- Australian ecologyeucalyptus forests, bushland, tropical ecosystems, bushfires, marine parks
- island ecologyoceanic islands, endemic species, archipelago, archipelagos, atoll
- reef sciencecoral bleaching, polyps, symbiosis, atoll, ocean acidification
- Australian wildlifekangaroo, koala, platypus, echidna, wombat
reef conservationdeep-sea mining
Retrieving minerals from ocean floors
dynamite fishing · ocean dumping · dredging · bottom trawling · offshore drilling
reef conservationhabitat destruction
Eliminating natural living spaces
reef conservationbenign neglect
Purposeful non-intervention proving beneficial