I think it’s kind of neat that right here on the doorstep of this big
here on the doorstep of this big
here on the doorstep of this big metropolis in South Florida where
metropolis in South Florida where
metropolis in South Florida where everybody comes to see beautiful white
everybody comes to see beautiful white
everybody comes to see beautiful white sands and lie on the beach and enjoy the
sands and lie on the beach and enjoy the
sands and lie on the beach and enjoy the sunshine and you know within the city
sunshine and you know within the city
sunshine and you know within the city limits almost we have this fairly
limits almost we have this fairly
limits almost we have this fairly healthy population of coral these corals
healthy population of coral these corals
healthy population of coral these corals off of Miami Beach are survivors they’ve
off of Miami Beach are survivors they’ve
off of Miami Beach are survivors they’ve lived through pollution climate change
lived through pollution climate change
lived through pollution climate change ocean acidification water quality issues
ocean acidification water quality issues
ocean acidification water quality issues the individual coral colonies that have
the individual coral colonies that have
the individual coral colonies that have made it must have something in their
made it must have something in their
made it must have something in their genetic makeup or some fortune of
genetic makeup or some fortune of
genetic makeup or some fortune of circumstance that’s allowing them to
circumstance that’s allowing them to
circumstance that’s allowing them to survive and this pretty disturbed and
survive and this pretty disturbed and
survive and this pretty disturbed and certainly less than pristine environment
certainly less than pristine environment
certainly less than pristine environment where we’re seeing corals declining
where we’re seeing corals declining
where we’re seeing corals declining around the world these corals seem to be
around the world these corals seem to be
around the world these corals seem to be rebounding and they’re doing ok here
rebounding and they’re doing ok here
rebounding and they’re doing ok here they could be the seed population for
they could be the seed population for
they could be the seed population for repopulating Caribbean reefs but instead
repopulating Caribbean reefs but instead
repopulating Caribbean reefs but instead of protecting them and studying them we
of protecting them and studying them we
of protecting them and studying them we are actually burying them smothering
are actually burying them smothering
are actually burying them smothering them in sediment a lot of colonies have
them in sediment a lot of colonies have
them in sediment a lot of colonies have are just completely dead some some
are just completely dead some some
are just completely dead some some colonies that left two decades old we
colonies that left two decades old we
colonies that left two decades old we did have any living tissue on them at
did have any living tissue on them at
did have any living tissue on them at all
Pannalal canal is being deepened and
Pannalal canal is being deepened and widened to accommodate what we now refer
widened to accommodate what we now refer
widened to accommodate what we now refer to as post-panamax vessels and these are
to as post-panamax vessels and these are
to as post-panamax vessels and these are extremely large cargo vessels that up
extremely large cargo vessels that up
extremely large cargo vessels that up until now have not been able to access
until now have not been able to access
until now have not been able to access the Port of Miami because the channel
the Port of Miami because the channel
the Port of Miami because the channel was not deep enough because of that
was not deep enough because of that
was not deep enough because of that ports along the eastern seaboard are in
ports along the eastern seaboard are in
ports along the eastern seaboard are in a race to get their ports ready and
a race to get their ports ready and
a race to get their ports ready and deepened and widened to accommodate
deepened and widened to accommodate
deepened and widened to accommodate these shipping giants the dredging
these shipping giants the dredging
these shipping giants the dredging process generates sedimentation in the
process generates sedimentation in the
process generates sedimentation in the water and eventually that sedimentation
water and eventually that sedimentation
water and eventually that sedimentation will settle out and in this case it was
will settle out and in this case it was
will settle out and in this case it was settling on the reef the entire area
settling on the reef the entire area
settling on the reef the entire area looks like a moonscape and in my view
looks like a moonscape and in my view
looks like a moonscape and in my view probably will never come back
probably will never come back
probably will never come back corals are declining worldwide and we
corals are declining worldwide and we
corals are declining worldwide and we can’t just expect them to rebound like
can’t just expect them to rebound like
can’t just expect them to rebound like they might have in the past and this
they might have in the past and this
they might have in the past and this time if you kill these reefs they might
time if you kill these reefs they might
time if you kill these reefs they might not ever be coming back you know that’s
not ever be coming back you know that’s
not ever be coming back you know that’s a real tragedy for our city and for
a real tragedy for our city and for
a real tragedy for our city and for anybody who cares about reefs or bio
anybody who cares about reefs or bio
anybody who cares about reefs or bio diversity or any one of the number of
diversity or any one of the number of
diversity or any one of the number of services that coral reefs can provide
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