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pl23_reef3171.jpg

A dive tourist loving a coral reef structure to death as touching can damage orkill delicate coral polyps

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Description

A dive tourist loving a coral reef structure to death as touching can damage orkill delicate coral polyps.

Photographer

David Burdick

Location

Mariana Islands, Guam

Collection

Coral Kingdom

Keywords

Coral Reefs

Stress Tourism