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Along Jamaica's 894 km (556 mi) of coastline are 763 km 2 (295 sq mi) of coral reefs as of 2014. [7] However, the reefs were once much larger. About 85% of Jamaica's coral reefs were lost between 1980–2000. [8] Coral reef distribution on the northern coast of Jamaica extends from Morant Point in the east to Negril in the west.
Staghorn Coral Cultivation. In 2012, the Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary launched its Coral Propagation Project through the support of the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program. The intent of this project is to propagate 2,000 individual pieces of Staghorn coral and out-plant them within the Bay's reefs through coral gardening.
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Every year, reefs provide about $2.7 trillion in goods and services, from tourism to coastal protection, according to a 2020 estimate by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network.
Scientists have warned about corals’ fate for years. In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated that 70% to 90% were at risk of “long-term degradation” if global ...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates the commercial value of US fisheries from coral reefs to be over $100 million. The team plans to embed nutrient-infused tiles in the ...
The Caribbean's coral reefs will cease to exist in 20 years if a conservation effort is not made. [126] In 2005, 34 percent of Jamaica's coral reefs were bleached due to rising sea temperatures. [127] Jamaica's coral reefs are also threatened by overfishing, pollution, natural disasters, and reef mining. [128]
Whilst coral reefs are bleaching in tropical areas like the Great Barrier Reef, even more striking, and perhaps more alarming; is the growth of tropical coral species in temperate regions, which has taken place over the past decade. Coral reefs are frequently compared to the "canaries in the coal mine," who were used by miners as an indicator ...