Officials Trying To Save Coral Reef Off Coast Of Florida
June 17, 2007 @ 08:09 AM (EST)
Source: Plentymag.com
Just below the sea's surface off Florida's southeast coast lies a virtual gold mine.
It is not sunken treasure or a Spanish galleon, but rather nature's bounty: rows of coral reefs that generate billions of dollars a year in tourism spending.
But pollution, warming waters from climate change, commercial fishing, development and ship groundings are jeopardizing them...
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