Guana Cay Reef, The Bahamas

This article discussed talked about how fertilizers from golf courses in The Bahamas has run off into the Guana Cay Reef.  Because of this, algae are blooming throughout the reefs, which smother coral in the reefs.  This occurrence is possible in other areas where golf courses overlook tropical reefs, but this has been the first time it has been recorded.  A solution to this problem is that we could find fertilizer that does not allow algae to grow in the reefs, or we could use grass that does not have to be fertilized often.  One barrier to this solution is that people may not want the grass to change on the golf courses; they may like the way the courses look with fresh fertilizer, and this could pose a problem to my solutions.  I believe that we should try to find more studies on this issue, and prove to people that golf fertilizer is hurting our exotic coral reefs. 

http://www.globalcoral.org/Golf%20course%20fertilizer%20runoff%20causes%20algae%20blooms%20in%20a%20Bahamian%20coral%20reef.%20Bahamas%20National%20Natural%20History%20Conference.htm