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How are Fisheries and Coral Reefs Connected?

Fisheries & coral reefs thrive together—this study explores their link.

According to NOAA,

"A healthy coral reef is important for our fisheries and economy. "Coral reefs are essential to fisheries. Approximately 25 percent of all marine life, including fish, depend on coral reefs at some point during their life cycles," said Dr. Xaymara Serrano, Natural Resource Specialist for the Habitat Conservation Division in the Southeast. Approximately half of all federally managed fisheries depend on coral reefs. NOAA Fisheries estimates that the annual commercial and recreational value of U.S. fisheries from coral reefs is $100 million each."

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Dec 05, 2022
Source NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

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