managing coral reefs

Question 1

protected areas + exclusion zones

Answer 1

• reducing activities that happen there
• by banning fishing/tourism/diving physical damage is decreased severely
• temp closes of these allow reefs to recuperate after stressful times e.g bleaching

Question 2

preventing and controlling invasive species/predators

Answer 2

• harmful if not watched, and can directly affect coral and ecosystem
• cleaning ships have disposal strategies which help limit transport of invasive species
• teams to remove predators (COTS) as they eat coral

Question 3

limiting global warming/ocean acidification

Answer 3

• in LR, large scale reef damage huge threat as worlds CO2 emissions too high
• if reduced emissions, lots of problems solved (SL rise, ocean acidification, global warming and so coral bleaching, diseases, invasive species)
• govt strats, greener energy and less reliance on fossil fuels all help lower CO2 emissions

Question 4

education and awareness

Answer 4

• educating those near reefs on how to interact with environment is v successful
• sustainable diving practises where effect limited e.g not stirring sediment when diving
• reduced anchoring damage by using buoys, and education f unsafe places to drop anchors