As anyone that watched Blue Planet II can tell you, coral reefs just might mark the pinnacle of natural beauty. On World Ocean Day, here’s a quick rundown of the do’s and don’t’s of reef tourism, from swimming etiquette to curtailing the climate catastrophe…Should you visit reefs at all? (iStock/PA)Unfortunately the broader prospects are bleak, and at the heart of reef tourism lies a more sobering reality. It’s something to tell your grandkids about – ‘I remember the olden days, when we had coral reefs. “We’re saying you should go and see coral reefs, but then you get on a plane and you’re hastening their decline.”Much of the world’s reef damage comes from ‘coral bleaching’.

Source: Irish Examiner June 08, 2019 06:33 UTC