Anthropogenic Threats by https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats Human threats to coral reefs en-us 2017-01-09 20:40:34 UTC 2023-02-20 09:32:12 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. Destructive fishing practices: These include cyanide fishing, blast or dynamite fishing, bottom trawling, and muro-ami (banging on the reef with sticks). Bottom-trawling is one of the greatest threats to cold-water coral reefs. sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146120043 2017-01-09 20:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146120043 2. Overfishing: This affects the ecological balance of coral reef communities, warping the food chain and causing effects far beyond the directly overfished population. sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146120409 2017-01-09 20:48:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146120409 3. Careless tourism: Careless boating, diving, snorkeling, and fishing happens around the world, with people touching reefs, stirring up sediment, collecting coral, and dropping anchors on reefs. Some tourist resorts and infrastructure have been built directly on top of reefs, and some resorts empty their sewage or other wastes directly into water surrounding coral reefs. sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146120640 2017-01-09 20:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146120640 4. Pollution: Urban and industrial waste, sewage, agrochemicals, and oil pollution are poisoning reefs. These toxins are dumped directly into the ocean or carried by river systems from sources upstream. Some pollutants, such as sewage and runoff from farming, increase the level of nitrogen in seawater, causing an overgrowth of algae, which 'smothers' reefs by cutting off their sunlight. sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146120784 2017-01-09 20:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146120784 5. Sedimentation: Erosion caused by construction (both along coasts and inland), mining, logging, and farming is leading to increased sediment in rivers. This ends up in the ocean, where it can 'smother' corals by depriving them of the light needed to survive. The destruction of mangrove forests, which normally trap large amounts of sediment, is exacerbating the problem. sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146120950 2017-01-09 20:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146120950 Dynamite Fishing sapphirerocks https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146121083 2017-01-09 20:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146121083 6. Coral mining: Live coral is removed from reefs for use as bricks, road-fill, or cement for new buildings. Corals are also sold as souvenirs to tourists and to exporters who don't know or don't care about the longer term damage done, and harvested for the live rock trade. sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146121289 2017-01-09 20:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146121289 Things we can do to protect reefs sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146122301 2017-01-09 20:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146122301 Conserve Water sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146122565 The less water you use, the less runoff and wastewater will pollute our oceans.]]> 2017-01-09 20:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146122565 charliedunford https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146122843 2017-01-09 20:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146122843 Help Reduce Polution sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146122962 Walk, bike or ride the bus. Fossil fuel emissions from cars and industry raise lead to ocean warming which causes mass-bleaching of corals and can lead to widespread destruction of reefs.]]> 2017-01-09 20:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146122962 Polluted Waters sapphirerocks https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146123159 2017-01-09 20:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146123159 Research what you put on your lawn sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146123181  Although you may live thousands of miles from a coral reef ecosystem, these products flow into the water system, pollute the ocean, and can harm coral reefs and marine life.]]> 2017-01-09 20:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146123181 Dispose of Trash Properly sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146123383 Don't leave unwanted fishing lines or nets in the water or on the beach. Any kind of litter pollutes the water and can harm the reef and the fish]]> 2017-01-09 21:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146123383 Plant a Tree sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146123519 Trees reduce runoff into the oceans. You will also contribute to reversing the warming of our planet and the rising temperatures of our oceans. Help us Plant a Billion.]]> 2017-01-09 21:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146123519 Contact your government sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146123697 Demand they take action to protect coral reefs, stop sewage pollution of our oceans, expand marine protected areas and take steps to reverse global warming.]]> 2017-01-09 21:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146123697 Sedimentation sapphirerocks https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146123861 2017-01-09 21:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146123861 Coral reefs tyleranderson016 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146124692 Coral reefs are affected by leaking fuels and other chemicals that enter the water.Debris such as plastic bags can damage them as well. Petroleum spills and anti-fouling paints affect it the most.]]> 2017-01-09 21:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146124692 Overfishing sapphirerocks https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146125199 2017-01-09 21:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146125199 sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146385620 2017-01-10 20:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146385620 sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146386052 2017-01-10 20:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146386052 Coral Mining sapphirerocks https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146386433 2017-01-10 20:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146386433 sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146386490 2017-01-10 20:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146386490 sauropods99 https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146386942 2017-01-10 20:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sauropods99/anthothreats/wish/146386942