Sentences with phrase «damage to the reef»

Take care not to touch the coral, which causes damage to the reefs and makes the site less attractive to the budget traveler arriving after your departure.

Where a reef is broken, more waves reach the shore, leading to more sand erosion and further damage to the reef.

A report from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) suggests that many coral reefs will be exposed to higher - than - normal sea temperatures for the third year in a row, with damage to reefs in Hawaii, Guam, the northern Mariana islands, the Florida Keys, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

A report from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) suggests that many coral reefs will be exposed to higher - than - normal sea temperatures for the third year in a row, with damage to reefs in Hawaii, Guam, the northern Mariana islands, the Florida Keys, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

The result has been death and damage to reefs from Kiribati in the Pacific to the Indian Ocean's Maldives.

Also, if the nutrients cause excessive damage to the reef — as many scientists believe — the experiment may identify early warning signs invaluable to custodians of other reef systems.

Develop, test, and implement innovative interventions to reduce damage to reefs weakened by ocean acidification, and to promote the replenishment of reef communities impoverished by loss of coral species to the combined impacts of climate change, including elevated seawater temperatures and sea - level rise.

Before Cousteau even arrived, Ramon and others had marked all the coral with buoys to prevent damage to the reef.

Severe storms and careless visitors caused damage to the reef in the past, but after being revamped several years ago, the coral reef and its inhabitants are thriving and becoming more beautiful each year.

Corals are living animals and when people step on them or kick them with their fins it can cause damage to the reefs.

The country's recent surge of tourists may bring more pollution and damage to the reefs.

Sadly there has also been damage to the reef and the fish life there because of over use.

A one - time donation of Rp 40,000 charged to the guest by dive centres on Gili Trawangan to pay fisherman to stop using fishing methods that are damaging to the reefs.

Development and sea dredging can result in damage to the reef.