Saving the Fish to Save the Reefs

A large amount of people love sea, beach, and diving. It is such a peaceful and beautiful world underwater. I cannot forget the colourful coral and playful fishs that ever seen in the sea. However, today is not good times for coral reefs. Ravaged by warming oceans, pollution and disease, they need all the help they can get.

Marine reserves, protected areas where fishing is banned, might be useful in helping reefs thrive. "People have used marine reserves to manage reef fish for many years," said Peter J. Mumby, a biologist at the University of Exeter in Britain. "They are a potential tool to manage reefs, as well."

But is what's good for the fish good for the coral? In the Caribbean, scientists haven't been sure. Reserves that allow predatory fish like grouper to flourish, the thinking goes, may be inadvertently harming the reefs by reducing the grouper's prey, parrotfish that help the coral to grow.

Saving the Fish to Save the Reefs