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Melody
Jan 3rd 2009, 02:21 PM
It's hard to believe that it was four years ago that a tsunami devastated the Indian Ocean. It's encouraging to find out that the ocean is recovering and a new awareness has resulted from this disaster.

“On the 4th anniversary of the tsunami, this is a great story of ecosystem resilience and recovery,” said Dr, Stuart Campbell, coordinator of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Indonesia Marine Program. “Our scientific monitoring is showing rapid growth of young corals in areas where the tsunami caused damage, and also the return of new generations of corals in areas previously damaged by destructive fishing. These findings provide new insights into coral recovery processes that can help us manage coral reefs in the face of climate change.”

Four Years After Tsunami, Coral Reefs Recovering (http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/547738/)

CACAdmin
Jan 3rd 2009, 02:41 PM
It's amazing how resiliant nature can be considering the damage caused by the tsunami and fishing practices. Also it's nice to see that human efforts to transplant coral have met with success.

Pamelajo
Jan 6th 2009, 10:45 PM
With the corals coming back and human helping it should have a good start to recover.

Melody
Jan 7th 2009, 11:52 PM
It's amazing how fast awareness increased when you think about it. 10 years ago nobody even mentioned coral issues.