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Personal Narrative: Snorkeling In The Florida Keys

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Growing up, I often found inspiration snorkeling in the Florida Keys. Each trip, I entered an ever-changing resilient ecosystem of vibrant, vivacious sea life. However, in recent years, nonnative lionfish have invaded the entire East Coast devastating our coral reefs. Because they have no natural predators in the Atlantic Ocean, lionfish have almost completely depleted our oceans of juvenile fish, creating a major food shortage for native fish. If no action is taken, the future of our coral reefs over the next 50 years looks alarmingly grim

In an attempt to salvage not only the wildlife but also to preserve a major piece of my childhood, I feel that it is my duty to help seek a solution. Throughout my senior year, I have chosen to analyze

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