Coral Reef Health

Why Coral Reef Health Is Important

Why Coral Reef Health Is Important

Healthy coral reefs support sustainable communities and maintaining a healthy reef system is critically important not only to our societies and our love of these beautiful systems, but also to the longevity of the ecosystem.

A healthy reef with high coral cover, low algal cover, and corals with healthy, dark tissue.
A healthy reef on the left versus an unhealthy reef with bleached corals and increased algal growth on the right.

Interactions on a healthy reef

Anemones amongst corals
Fish and urchin coexisting with coral
Urchin with coral and algae