Divers touched or hit the reef, on average, about once every four minutes. More than 40% of those contacts caused visible ...
Over the past decades, recreational diving has emerged as a powerful driver of both economic opportunity and ecological disturbance in coral reef regions worldwide. Divers’ fin kicks, buoyancy errors ...
A new scientific study warns that scuba diving tourism is contributing to coral reef destruction worldwide. Researchers found divers frequently damage fragile ecosystems through physical contact, ...
If you’re wondering which Cozumel reefs are worth your dive or snorkel time, you’re in the right place. I lived in Cozumel for almost two years and have been diving for over 15. I’ve seen the good, ...
Scuba-diving tourists are destroying coral reefs they want to conserve, warns a new study. The study reveals how well-intentioned divers are actually contributing to reef damage at tourism hotspots.
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Research at the University of Sydney has found that scuba-diving tourism—widely promoted as a sustainable way to experience coral reefs—is causing frequent and often hidden damage to fragile marine ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A deadly and fast-moving disease affecting sea urchins poses an urgent threat to the coral reefs that attract divers from all over ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Miriam Porter is based in Toronto and covers vegan and kind travel. Coral reefs are huge underwater structures and some of the ...
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