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Dive tourism can place additional stress on reefs. Standing on or handlinglive corals can damage or even kill the coral polyps.
Photographer
David Burdick
Location
Mariana Islands, Guam
Collection
Coral Kingdom
Keywords
Coral Reefs
Stress Tourism