Factoid/2008/07/08
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U.S. Coral Reefs Continue Their Decline
- "Nearly half of U.S. coral reef ecosystems are considered to be in "poor" or "fair" condition according to a new NOAA analysis of the health of coral reefs under U.S. jurisdiction. ...The conditions of U.S. coral reefs have been declining for several decades according to the report's authors." - excerpt from this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration news release for the newly published report, The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States.
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