[cogitator]

It'd be nice if sufficient steps could be taken to reverse the ecological trends observed in the reefs, but I'm not optimistic.

[Little Pig]

I thought lobster were long-lived species.

Or are they talking about something other than Homarus Americanus?

[bukkdems]

Hmm. They didn't mention the damage divers and snorkelers cause. In five years the snorkle park in Cozumel was ruined, some blaming it on sunscreen as well as wear and tear.

[Vivaldi's Manifesto]

In my last trip through the South Pacific (Fiji, Tonga, Samoa) I didn't encounter one reef that wasn't dead or on its way to dieing. Very sad.

[GladesGuru]

Having dealt with Billy Causey, first head of the sanctuary in the Keys, I developed a calloused ear from too much agenda presented as fact. Let's look at a few faulty premises in the article.

"thermal stress caused by climate change remain significant problems throughout the sanctuary" -not true. Ocean temperatures do not support the coral bleaching hypotheses. Dr. Eugene Schinn authored a paper which related bleaching to increases in iron which originated in the Sahara.

As for using sewer systems in the Keys, only the reality impaired support a sewer line that would have to stretch for over a hundred miles. And let's not forget that all the water needed for diluting and transporting that black and grey water has to be piped in from mainland Florida.

In the Sheeples Republic of FloriDUH, the inmates are running the asylum.