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Eritrean coral ‘hope for global marine future’ EarthDive.com Experts say
this small Horn of Africa nation has some of the most pristine coral reefs left anywhere worldwide, a "global hotspot" for
marine diversity supporting thousands of species. Known also
as Green Island for its thick cover of mangroves, Sheikh Seid is only one of 354 largely uninhabited islands scattered along
Eritrea’s southern Red Sea desert coast, many part of Eritrea’s Dahlak archipelago. The remote
reefs are exciting scientists, who see in Unlike the
deeper, cooler waters elsewhere in the Red Sea, " "That bodes
well, for climate change is set to decimate coral reefs." Leading scientists
warn that most reefs — vital for the massive levels of marine life that depend upon them and a crucial component of
coastal economies — will be largely extinct by the end of the century unless greenhouse gas emissions are curbed. They say
many will be killed by mass "bleaching" and irreversible acidification of seawater caused by the absorption of carbon dioxide
into surface waters, with at least 20 per cent of coral reefs worldwide already feared lost. But with
"Around most
of the world, especially Asian and African coastlines of the Indian Ocean, coral reefs have been plundered in one way or another,
the most damaging activity being explosive fishing," added Veron, former chief scientist with the Australian Institute of
Marine Science. "The reefs
of On a recent
three-week diving expedition along " Such findings
have encouraged ambitious plans offering hope for the future of reefs worldwide, with some believing that Alain Jeudy
de Grissac, a French marine scientist who has spent the past three years diving along "The coral
here is already well accustomed to high temperatures for long periods of time," Jeudy said, a former technical advisor to
"If you seed
the coral it would spread out… it would of course take some time, but they could occupy the area left by others." "It has already
been done in the case of accidents, such as if a ship grounds and the coral is crushed," he said. "Testing
would be needed, as this would be a totally new concept for coral reef researchers, but it could be one future of coral survival
for many countries." It also offers
a potentially lucrative opportunity for tourists. Veron pointed out that just north of "The Eritrean
reefs are a tourist industry gold mine waiting to be opened," Veron said. Eritrean
tourism still has far to go, hampered by concerns of renewed conflict with However,
the government says it is deeply committed to conservation, with Dr Woldai Futur, On Sheikh
Seid, planned to be "The colours
are fantastic," one swimmer said, emerging out of the sparkling blue water. "The fish are all around me." Source: theage.com.au
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