Less Than 10% Of Caribbean Coral Reefs Left

In this article in The Guardian, Carl Gustaf Lundin, director of the global marine and polar program at the International Union for Conservation of Nature, says research shows that less than 10% of coral reefs in the Caribbean are left.

"The major causes of coral decline are well known and include overfishing, pollution, disease and bleaching caused by rising temperatures resulting from the burning of fossil fuels. Looking forward, there is an urgent need to immediately and drastically reduce all human impacts [in the area] if coral reefs and the vitally important fisheries that depend on them are to survive in the decades to come."