Humans cause most reef damage

Human activity – rather than climate change – has been found to be the main cause of catastrophic devastation to a southern Indian Ocean coral reef system similar to Australia”s iconic Great Barrier Reef. Assistant Professor Dr Jens Zinke, from The University of Western Australia”s Oceans Institute, examined the once-pristine Grand Récif of Toliara (GRT) which stretches about 19km off south-west Madagascar… Source