Mesoamerican Reef gets improving bill of health

  • The Healthy Reefs Initiative released its report card on the state of the Mesoamerican Reef. In the last decade, the grade has risen from poor to fair.
  • The Mesoamerican Reef runs along about 1,000 kilometers of the coastlines of Mexico, Honduras, Belize and Guatemala.
  • Fish populations have grown, as have the coral that make up the reef.
  • But scientists were concerned to see an increase in macroalgae on the reef, which results from runoff and improperly treated sewage effluent.

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