Use the following scenario to answer the following question(s)
Sombra a development company wants to build new hotels on a beach close to your home you know there is an extensive coral reef off the coast and you often go snorkeling to look at the coral and fish you are a member of the save our reefs committee and want to convince the townspeople to protest the development youir day job is a scientist researching ocean adicidfication.
You explain the main threat to reefs worldwide is:______
a. inland pollution.
b. marine-based pollution
c. overfishing.
d. coastal development.
Coral reefs are destroyed by the presence of the sedimentary water that clogs in their mouths and thus these creatures are unable to breathe.
Hence they need sediment-free water and also with the order of the marine pollution, the concept of ocean acidification has also come up as a major issue that influences and threatens the growth and development of coral reefs.
