Researchers Looking at Coral Threats

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This undated handout photo provided by NOAA shows a coral reef off the Caribbean island of Bonaire. Even coral reefs thought to be pristine are facing challenges researchers said Thursday launching the International Year of the Reef. (AP PhotoNOAA)
This undated handout photo provided by NOAA shows a coral reef off the Caribbean island of Bonaire. Even coral reefs thought to be pristine are facing challenges, researchers said Thursday launching the International Year of the Reef. (AP Photo/NOAA)

(AP) -- Even coral reefs thought to be pristine are facing challenges, researchers said Thursday launching the International Year of the Reef. The year of the reef is a "campaign to highlight the importance of coral reef ecosystems and to motivate people to protect them," Conrad Lautenbacher, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said at a briefing.


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