Published on Coral Reef Alliance (http://www.coral.org)
Coral Reefs Begin to Recover in the Maldives

Author: Luke Powell
Source: Minivan News [1]
November 11, 2012

"Scientists have witnessed a “promising” recovery in the coral reefs around the Maldives, a recent survey has revealed.

The results show that some reefs now have more live coral cover than before the catastrophic El Niño bleaching event in 1998, which killed 95 percent of the country’s reefs – a key attraction for foreign tourists.

The project was set up by international conservation non-profit organisation Biosphere Expeditions. Scientists from the UK-based Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and the Maldives Marine Research Centre (MRC) surveyed areas known to have suffered from heavy bleaching."

To read the full text of this article, click here [2].

© 2012 The Coral Reef Alliance 351 California Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA, 1-888-CORAL-REEF info@coral.org
Source URL (retrieved on 05/25/2013 - 18:18): http://www.coral.org/node/6095

Links:
[1] http://minivannews.com/
[2] http://minivannews.com/environment/coral-reefs-begin-to-recover-in-the-maldives-47130