The wonderful coral reefs

In “Coral so gorgeous and so telltale” (2007), the author discusses the reasons that make coral reefs decrease in Indonesia. The blast fishing, the pollution and the global warming affect the coral reefs negatively. He says that the environmentalists want to stop the destruction of coral reefs in order to protect them from dying off. Also, he mention the rising of the temperature degree in the sea and considers it as a factor of decreasing the amount of coral reefs. He talks about the benefits of coral reefs for the fishers and for the animals and plants, which are making the lives easier and help all of these to live normally. Moreover, the ecosystem will be impacted badly in Indonesia if the coral reefs are gone. Furthermore, the author argues that the lives of many animals and plants that depend on coral reefs will be destroyed. El Nino weather affects the sea temperatures by rising the temperature of the sea. Also, El Nino caused huge bleach for the coral reefs, so many butterflies and angelfish have disappeared in that area. Finally, the Pacific countries are working hard to solve this problem in order to protect their marine area and to protect the small percentage of coral reefs that are still in good condition.

It is clear that the author’s view is correct in this article. People have to learn about the sea pollution and the sea life. The sea life is suffering from the damage that happens because of blast fishing, global warming and pollution. We should protect the sea life and the coral reefs from the damaging that happen because of blast fishing. Second, we should do something about global warming due to it's effect of damaging the sea life and the coral reefs. Also, we must protect the sea from the pollution for the reason that pollution is another disaster that the sea suffers and it happens because of people.

First, we should protect the sea life and the coral reefs from the damage that happens because of blast fishing. Also, blast fishing affects negatively more than half of the total amount of the coral in the world. Coral reefs are one of the important factors that help to protect the sea life. Many kinds of sea biodiversity have died off because of blast fishing. For example, lobsters, clams and sea cucumbers are decreased in the sea. Tragically, the blast fishing is illegal but many countries do not have strict rules toward people who use the dynamite fishing technique. So, the government should supervise the sea to assure that nobody will use these kinds of practices. For instance, the government of Saudi Arabia gives a reward for the person who has proof of anyone useing illegal fishing ways. Also, blast fishing may affect the economics of the countries with that rely on tourism countries. By blast fishing, people demolish the wonderful coral reefs in the deep of the sea. To illustrate this, if there is no sea life, nobody wants to dive under the sea so the country will lose the profits that they can gain from tourism. In the end, the damages from blast fishing are more than the advantages.

Secondly, we should do something about global warming, because it has recently become a universal problem. In addition, El Nino is one of the causes of global warming. El Nino means the warming of the sea or ocean that happens in the west of South America that cause the weird climate in different places around the world. For example, El Nino originates many of the storming and strong winds that happened in the Pacific countries. Moreover, there is another problem that is caused by global warming which is bleaching. Bleaching is changing the Zooxanthellae’s cell to white color. Bleaching harms many things besides coral reefs, like fish. As a result, butterflies and angelfish are attraced to the colors of the coral. So, when the coral loses its color, the fish will not come any more to coral reefs’ area. In the end, people should be aware of the disadvantages of global warming.

Thirdly, we must protect the sea from the pollution, for the reason that pollution is another disaster that the sea suffers and it happens through people. Oil spills are known as ocean pollution. There are many reasons for oil spills, such as accidental spills, careless habits and factories. The accidental spills happen because of the oil ships’ accident or ships’ explosion. Some careless habits happen from individuals like any person who owns a small business and throws the chemical garbage in the sea. Also, some big factories are fouling the ocean by getting rid of the chemicals and oil into the sea. For instance, many factories that are located around the sea do not want to spend money in transferring their waste again, so they throw it in the sea. Moreover, the CO2 that is caused by the car pollution and cutting of trees will damage the coral reefs by the ocean acidification. If the world does not find a solution for the CO2, the sea life will end sooner or later. Finally, people's actions are the main reason for pollution and CO2, and they could solve these natural problems by using some wisdom.

In conclusion, people need to have more knowledge about the sea and the life in the sea. The sea life is suffering from the damaging that happens because of blast fishing, global warming and pollution. Blast fishing is destroying the beautiful life of the sea by people's techniques to get more fish in a shorter time. On the other hand, it kills the sea life rapidly. Global warming is a natural disaster that is caused by people. Recently, it is destroying the sea life slowly. Also, pollution is another disaster that the sea suffers from, and it happens because of people. Hopefully, people can find alternative solutions to stop the pollution and stop hurting coral reefs. Finally, finding the solution will not help the coral reefs to live normally, it will help people to have a normal and good life.


Reference:
Coral: so gorgeous and so telltale. (2007, November 29). Hobart Mercury. P. 32. Retrieved June 3, 2008, from Lexis Nexis database.