BELIZE BARRIER REEF by https://padlet.com/rm179717/931gmu5rbg2s Made with panacheThe Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 300 meters (980 ft) offshore in the north and 40 kilometers (25 mi) in the south within the country limits en-us 2018-02-13 19:20:41 UTC 2023-04-25 09:12:22 UTC hello@padlet.com REEF GEOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY rm179717 https://padlet.com/rm179717/931gmu5rbg2s/wish/231250727 Stretches for approximately 700 miles from Mexico's Yucatan peninsula to Honduras and Guatemala. Its made of 70 hard coral species and 36 soft coral species. Its home to 500 species of fish and hundreds of invertebrate species.

A map of the Belize Barrier reef

]]> 2018-02-13 19:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rm179717/931gmu5rbg2s/wish/231250727 HUMAN USAGE rm179717 https://padlet.com/rm179717/931gmu5rbg2s/wish/231259772 Fishing and tourism. No body fishes here either. They are doing research on it to see what the reef is made of and the different species of fish that live here.

snorkeling the Belize Barrier reef]]> 2018-02-13 19:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rm179717/931gmu5rbg2s/wish/231259772 ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS rm179717 https://padlet.com/rm179717/931gmu5rbg2s/wish/231259917  the reef remains under threat from oceanic pollution as well as uncontrolled tourism, shipping, and fishing. threats include hurricanes, along with global warming and the resulting increase in ocean temperatures,[7] which causes coral bleaching. It is claimed by scientists that over 40% of Belize's coral reef has been damaged since 1998.[1]A picture of the belize barrier reef]]> 2018-02-13 19:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rm179717/931gmu5rbg2s/wish/231259917 CONSERVATION rm179717 https://padlet.com/rm179717/931gmu5rbg2s/wish/231685480 A large portion of the reef is protected by the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, which includes seven marine reserves, 450 cayes, and three atolls. It totals 960 square kilometers (370 square mi) in area, including 
A brain coral in the great blue hole
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pollution and coral bleaching is getting worse

https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2018/01/13/belize-barrier-reef-receives-fair-rating/
Belize barrier reef receives a fair rating in the reef report card.]]> 2018-02-14 19:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rm179717/931gmu5rbg2s/wish/231691808 VIDEOS rm179717 https://padlet.com/rm179717/931gmu5rbg2s/wish/231695221 https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=belize+barrier+reef+&&view=detail&mid=ECAEEC3C558A31CDB91AECAEEC3C558A31CDB91A&&FORM=VRDGAR  

Snorkeling the Belize Barrier reef]]> 2018-02-14 19:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rm179717/931gmu5rbg2s/wish/231695221 VIDEOS rm179717 https://padlet.com/rm179717/931gmu5rbg2s/wish/231695591 https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=belize+barrier+reef+&&view=detail&mid=DA970CE13E8ADAC96385DA970CE13E8ADAC96385&&FORM=VRDGAR

Visiting the Belize Barrier reef.]]> 2018-02-14 19:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rm179717/931gmu5rbg2s/wish/231695591 https://padlet.com/rm179717/931gmu5rbg2s/wish/272277489 2018-08-08 01:34:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rm179717/931gmu5rbg2s/wish/272277489