If the starfish population were to die down, then in 20-30 years the reef could be back to normal. Nutrient rich runoff from farmers is going into the coral reef areas and is not good for the reefs. Farmers need to limit that amount going into the sea. The cyclones and bleaching aren’t as big of factors as the starfish and runoff. I think it is very important for humans to preserve the reefs the best they can in a healthy state. Keeping the reef at its natural-healthy state can benefit the marine life around it.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Half of Great Barrier Reef has vanished, studys find
The Great Barrier Reef has declined in size over the last 27 years.
Researchers have stated that it doesn’t have the same color and diversity it
use to have. The reefs decline has been done by cyclones and crown-of-thorn
starfish. These cyclones have damaged the reef by smashing into it. The
starfish eat coral and they are eating too much of it. Another problem is coral
bleaching. Coral bleaching occurs due to rising temperatures. This ties in to
the global climate change.
If the starfish population were to die down, then in 20-30 years the reef could be back to normal. Nutrient rich runoff from farmers is going into the coral reef areas and is not good for the reefs. Farmers need to limit that amount going into the sea. The cyclones and bleaching aren’t as big of factors as the starfish and runoff. I think it is very important for humans to preserve the reefs the best they can in a healthy state. Keeping the reef at its natural-healthy state can benefit the marine life around it.
If the starfish population were to die down, then in 20-30 years the reef could be back to normal. Nutrient rich runoff from farmers is going into the coral reef areas and is not good for the reefs. Farmers need to limit that amount going into the sea. The cyclones and bleaching aren’t as big of factors as the starfish and runoff. I think it is very important for humans to preserve the reefs the best they can in a healthy state. Keeping the reef at its natural-healthy state can benefit the marine life around it.
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I agree that we need to keep our marine life and its surroundings healthy. To know that half of the Great Barrier Reef has vanished is very disturbing but I know they can get it back to the way it use to be. I think if we found a better way of controlling the starfish population, they wouldn’t be wiping out as much coral. Also, if we made the farmers a little bit more aware of their run-off I think they would do a better job of managing it. These are simple things I know they could fix to help the reef but the underlying issue is always global warming.
ReplyDeleteIt's so sad that something this beautiful and diversified is dying. We have to do something about it. Maybe there is a way we can rebuild it. Dumping anywhere in ocean should be outlawed.
ReplyDeleteI think we need to take more actions to prevent this. It;s terrible that something so amazing is slowly being destroyed because of careless behaviors.
ReplyDeleteAs strange as this might sound maybe people should start to hunt starfish so we can avoid losing so much of the barrier reef. Marine life is essential to the world, anything that can help prevent this should be looked at and not just passed off as a terrible solution. If someone can do something about it then shouldn't they take advantage?
ReplyDeleteThe ocean consists of so much life, and many animals need the great barrier reef, its their home. If the invasion of these starfish keeps increasing then the great barrier reef is going to eventually vanish. And like logan said the farmers need to limit their run-off into the ocean because the depletion of the great barrier reef could cause many problems in the future, and if this problem could be prevented, why not prevent it?
ReplyDeleteThe ocean is one of the most beautiful things in the world, it has so many different living species in it. Starfish population should be controlled to help the great barrier reef, but what are some ways a regular person such as I, that isn't a farmer, can help?
ReplyDeleteIts really bad when something as pretty and full of life is being killed off and destroyed because of careless people. Dumping should be outlawed anywhere, especially something so lifefull.
ReplyDeleteIt’s so sad how humans can come into the picture and mess up so much. We can’t even protect our beautiful underwater worlds. Shame on us. We should try to help control the crown of thorn starfish population. If we realize how much we are ruining something, why won’t we stop?
ReplyDeleteGlobal warming is starting to be a problem for many reasons now. I agree that we need to decrease these factors of the coral reef but we also need to keep the starfish safe. What good is it to kill off starfish to save coral reef, or vise versa.
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