Overfishing is done by divers who go down and get fish which
they sell to restaurants and pet stores. (5) This does not cause to much damage
if done on a small scale but unfortunately, these divers are greedy and take as
many fish as they possibly can find, and often these fish are endangered or are
a very rare. Divers also use poisons like cyanide, which stuns the fish and
makes them a lot easier to catch. While the fish are unable to swim away the
divers take tools like crowbars and rip open the reef in order to reach the
fish. So the coral is both left smashed up and dead. They also use explosives,
which they place in the coral. When the explosive goes off it makes a big
splash and the divers go into the water and collect all the fish, which are yet
again are stunned and unable to swim away. Some fish are left dead and others
are left homeless with no protection of the coral.
1. CORAL REEF DESTRUCTION AND
CONSERVATION - Coral Reefs - Ocean World. 2013. CORAL REEF DESTRUCTION AND
CONSERVATION - Coral Reefs - Ocean World. [ONLINE] Available at: http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/students/coral/coral5.htm. [Accessed 28 April
2013].
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