i hope that the coral reefs in the philippines especially those found in bohol gets properly maintained. according to scientific studies, philippine reefs are the most diverse of all coral reefs in the world. it hosts about 2,000 fish species. in contrast, the great barrier reef in queensland, australia which is the largest coral reef system in the world hosts only about 1,500 fish species. the sad thing about the diverse philippine coral reefs, however, is that of the approximately 620 coral reefs in the philippines, around 70 to 75% are either dead or dying. needless to say, there is very little left of the coral reefs in the philippines which we are now exploiting for scuba diving safaris. cited as causes for the degradation of coral reefs are: harvesting of shells and coral species for souvenir collection purposes, and the growing number of hobbyists that are engaged in tropical fish collection... what we can do to help conserve fishery resources and preserve our remaining coral reefs is to not patronize shell and coral souvenirs and refrain from buying tropical coral fishes for our fish tanks at home.
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