Where can you harvest coral?

Coral mining can include blasting of massive areas of reef with dynamite or large scale removal of coral manually in patches throughout a reef. Many countries have banned coral mining, such as Sri Lanka and Indonesia, but due to lack of enforcement, the practice continues.

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Can the reef recover?

“The Reef has shown its ability to recover after disturbances before, but such resilience has limits ,” he said. “Continued long-term monitoring to understand how the Reef responds to disturbances is critical to its protection, along with a reduction in global emissions, and continued good environmental management.”

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