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Dive tourism can place additional stress on reefs

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Description

Dive tourism can place additional stress on reefs. Standing on or handlinglive corals can damage or even kill the coral polyps.Note anchor line extending to bottom. Anchor could be damaging delicate reefanimals.

Photographer

David Burdick

Location

Mariana Islands, Guam

Collection

Coral Kingdom

Keywords

Coral Reefs

Stress Tourism