This article discusses the harm of rising ocean temperatures on the coral reefs. Some reefs are currently apart of the MPA or Marine Protected Areas. Scientists did research to find out if the reefs that are in these areas are being affected as well or if it was only the unprotected reefs. After researching more than 8,000 coral reefs they found that the reefs in the protected areas as well as the ones not in them are being affected. Although the protected reefs can be recovered easier from the damage of the temperature, study author John Bruno says, “..this does not appear to be an effective general solution.” Elizabeth Selig believes that, “..we need to rethink our current planning for MPAs in order to maximize the benefits they can provide." Protecting these reefs is a great plan when trying to protect them from overfishing and pollution and things of that nature, but it is difficult to protect them from a location independent variable, such as the warming of the water. I think it is very important to continue to do research and find an effective way to protect these reefs from local issues as well as larger ones. The ArticleSunday, March 18, 2012
Water Temperatures and Coral Reefs
This article discusses the harm of rising ocean temperatures on the coral reefs. Some reefs are currently apart of the MPA or Marine Protected Areas. Scientists did research to find out if the reefs that are in these areas are being affected as well or if it was only the unprotected reefs. After researching more than 8,000 coral reefs they found that the reefs in the protected areas as well as the ones not in them are being affected. Although the protected reefs can be recovered easier from the damage of the temperature, study author John Bruno says, “..this does not appear to be an effective general solution.” Elizabeth Selig believes that, “..we need to rethink our current planning for MPAs in order to maximize the benefits they can provide." Protecting these reefs is a great plan when trying to protect them from overfishing and pollution and things of that nature, but it is difficult to protect them from a location independent variable, such as the warming of the water. I think it is very important to continue to do research and find an effective way to protect these reefs from local issues as well as larger ones. The Article
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ReplyDeleteI think that marine protected areas are a fantastic idea if they can figure out how to make them work. If they could figure this out it would be a great investment for the future. Science can do great things so I think they need to keep researching how to make it better. On the contrary if they can not maximize the efficiency of the marine protected areas in the case of coral reefs I think it is a waste of money and they should better their resources to something that is easier to fix. My article was also about marine protected areas, but for sea turtles. I think these MPAs are more effective on something like keeping animals alive as opposed to the temperature of the water.
ReplyDeleteI like that they are attempting to protect the coral reefs from threats around them. It sucks that they cannot stop some of the damaging factors in play. I think it would be a wise decision to put more money into this project so that we can preserve our marine life for years to come. If they cannot control the water temperature rising in the protected coral ares, maybe we should focus our efforts elsewhere.
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