Archive - Apr 24, 2005
Group: One-fifth world's reefs destroyed
Submitted by nhayssen on Sun, 04/24/2005 - 20:00.
Monday, April 25, 2005
(Reuters) -- The demise of the world's coral reefs could threaten coastal communities as global fish stocks fall, an international conservation group said on Monday.
(Reuters) -- The demise of the world's coral reefs could threaten coastal communities as global fish stocks fall, an international conservation group said on Monday.
A fifth of the world's reefs have been damaged beyond repair, the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) said.
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"Coral reefs are some of the oldest and most diverse ecosystems on the planet," according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Web site.
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