THE RAINBOW REEF by Nathan https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt A brief pad-let over the Rainbow Reef. en-us 2018-02-13 17:55:02 UTC 2024-07-12 20:58:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/263241033/7ab64e97e7be0a0972f1ced4fa662ec0/IMG3478.jpg soft coral surrounded by a school of fish! NathanAlex https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231198126 2018-02-13 18:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231198126 NathanAlex https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231198815 Rainbow Reef is one of Fiji's best-loved dive sites, it is found in the Somosomo Strait between Taveuni and Vanua Levu. When the current is flowing just right the soft corals emerge in their fullest display of color. ]]> 2018-02-13 18:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231198815 A Diver in Taveuni with bommies covered in red soft corals NathanAlex https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231202292 2018-02-13 18:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231202292 Human Usage NathanAlex https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231205020 People go snorkeling in the reef because of its beauty. They get money off of it by getting paid to snorkel.  People say its one of the best places to snorkel. ]]> 2018-02-13 18:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231205020 Environmental Threats NathanAlex https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231206784  Coral Reefs are suffering from natural and anthropogenic threats. Anthropogenic means human influence or human impact. Many anthropogenic influences are resulting in the degradation and destruction of coral reefs causing loss of biodiversity, essential food supplies and economic revenue. Combined with threats from nature in the form of storms, typhoons and diseases, coral reefs are struggling to survive. ]]> 2018-02-13 18:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231206784 Underwater kingdom NathanAlex https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231209588 https://youtu.be/-RffHXCfLQY]]> 2018-02-13 18:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231209588 Video about Rainbow Reef in Fiji NathanAlex https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231632925 https://youtu.be/gN6uFtR2sGA]]> 2018-02-14 18:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231632925 Reefs before and after pictures 2017 NathanAlex https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231635226 This is an example of what can happen to reefs that are over exposed by the sun. Although natural disasters play a role in the destruction of these gorgeous reefs.]]> 2018-02-14 18:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231635226 News Article NathanAlex https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231637442 http://content.time.com/time/travel/article/0,31542,2080662,00.html]]> 2018-02-14 18:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/NathanAlex/naw9l5eq7xtt/wish/231637442