The Importance Of Coral Reefs

The world’s oceans take up seventy-one percent of the Earth’s surface but only five percent of the oceans have been explored. Coral reefs take up less than two percent of the ocean’s bottom. The coral reef population has been drastically decreasing over the years. Coral reefs are one of the Earth’s most diverse ecosystems. They are home to more than twenty-five percent of the ocean 's marine life and they help protect coastlines from strong waves and storms. The importance of coral reefs is that they are in danger and need our help to save them, an organization has been created to help them and we should should also work together to help keep both our environment and the environment of the reefs healthy. Over the years, the reefs have been

This organization believes that it is important to keep the reefs beautiful and healthy so other marine animals and plants can use the reefs as shelter and protection. The people working with the organization are in places such as Fiji, Hawai, Honduras, and many other places. At each place they are at they do many different things to help protect the reefs. For example, in Hawai they work together with universities to track wastewaters and in Fiji they made a system that has given over 200 students a scholarship opportunity. The organization also helps clean the ocean water by filtering nutrients,chemicals and sediments out of the ocean. This doesn’t only help the reefs but the sea animals and plants as well. This organization is one of the many that help the coral reefs and anyone can join them and help. The people working with the alliance have said that they “take a multipronged approach to restoring and protecting coral reefs”

We could stop the amount of trash thrown into the ocean by recycling the majority of the trash we throw away. If we help the oceans be clean then the reefs could also help us in a positive way. An example of this would be that reefs help treat both cancer and Alzheimer disease. They also an important source of food and protection to the people that live near reefs. If we don’t try to help now then the population of the reefs will slowly but surely increase as the years go by so we should act now and do whatever is necessary to help them out. Even by donating a couple of dollars to an organization could help provide a better lifestyle for the reefs. Scientists have predicted that is we don’t do help right now then “60% of the coral will be gone by 2030” (Coral). In conclusion, we should care about the reefs because they are in danger and we have the power to save them. If the environment we live in doesn’t change in a positive way then the reefs will be even more in danger. More organizations should be created for this cause because reefs are home to thousands and thousands of marine animals and plants. Just by donating a small amount of money could help provide scientists with the things necessary. Coral reefs are beautiful and amazing things in the world. We are all very lucky to be able to live in a world with such beautiful