Nature Foundation Conducts Annual Scientifically Assessments of the Islands Coral Reefs Using GCRMN Standards. | SMN News

PHILIPSBURG:— The Nature Foundation St Maarten once again scientifically monitored the state of the country’s coral reefs to determine coral reef changes over the years. Each year reef monitoring is conducted according to the GCRMN-Caribbean scientific monitoring methods in order to determine the health, composition, and state of our coral reefs. The Foundation is worried about the current state of the reefs surrounding St Maarten, specifically with regards to large amounts of wastewater which end up in our ocean and the new coral disease; Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease. Both issues are threatening the existence and recovery of St

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