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Agardy, Tundi (2003) "[|America's Coral Reefs: Awash with Problems]," // Issues in Science and Technology. //

Tundi Angardy, the author of this article, is the executive director of Sound Seas. Sound Seas is an environmental group in Maryland. Agardy has written other article involving sea conservation. In 2006 she got the Rosenstiel Award for achievements in marine policy and oceanography. Mainly, the article is about how reefs are in trouble, threats, and hopes. According to Agardy with out reefs things will start to "unravel." There are hazards such as, coastal development, inflow of toxins, and sedimentation. As for hopes, there are meetings being held to discuss reef bleaching. MIT is attempting to launch a satellite that would provide real-time information on a reefs current condition. Over all the Tundi Agardy says that reefs every need to be taken care. She supports this with the numerous threats to coral reefs. "America's coral reefs are in trouble. From the disease-ridden dying reefs of the Florida Keys, to the over fished and denuded reefs of Hawaii and the Virgin Islands, this country's richest and most valued marine environment continues to decline in size, health, and productivity." "Some 37 percent of all corals in Florida have died since 1996, and the incidence of coral disease at sampling sites there went up by 446 percent in the same short period." "In such places, it is easy to see how an investment in better reef protection would be a small cost in contrast to the great benefits provided by sustained tourism revenues." This article shows whats happening with coral reefs. There is global warming, as well as changes in the reefs ambient environment. For the sake of the rest of marine life reefs need to be fixed, quickly. I'd like to tell my co-researchers a few things that I learned, too. Connor: One of the toxins affecting reefs is animal waste. If you use it properly then that would solve both of our problems.

Grace: Deforestation causes runoff into oceans, which also damages the reef.