• Conservation

    Posted on December 9th, 2009

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    What Is Coral?

    What Is Coral?

    Corals are actually animals, sessile animals, meaning they are not mobile and therefore stay fixed in one place. They are tiny animals which belong to the group cnidaria (the “c” is silent). sea anemones, jellyfish and hydras are also part of this family.
    The coral community is really a system that includes various biological communities, [...]

  • Conservation

    Posted on December 7th, 2009

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    Coral Conservation

    Coral Conservation

    To protect the diversity of these biologically rich areas, there are increasing attempts to establish better conservation as well as management. These attempt to manage the reef in isolation, while not considering associated communities such as sea grasses, mangroves and mudflats. Management practices have historically focused on the coral reef alone. Even defined watersheds [...]