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Divers unnecessarily touching and handling coral and coral reef animals placeunnecessary stress on the reef and could kill many delicate creatures

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Description

Divers unnecessarily touching and handling coral and coral reef animals placeunnecessary stress on the reef and could kill many delicate creatures.

Photographer

David Burdick

Location

Mariana Islands, Guam

Collection

Coral Kingdom

Keywords

Coral Reefs

Stress Tourism