Chief Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Andrea Mustain Source: Our Amazing Planet March 6, 2012 "In April 2006, a 750-foot-long (228 meters) tanker ran aground on the Tallaboa reef, smashing about 2 acres of coral. Such collisions wreak havoc on reefs' delicate topography. "After it's run over by a tanker, it [a coral reef] looks like a parking lot," said Sean Griffin, a habitat restoration specialist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and I.M. Systems Group, an environmental consulting firm. read more More... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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