Corals : Dead or Alive?

1. In 2001, corals were incorporated to the list of protected species in Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act.
2.       Thermal_bleaching from rising sea-surface temperatures is one of the most important cause of coral death in India.
     3.  Dumping of plastics and untreated municipal waste deposited in the sea are among other causes of coral degeneration. Massive deforestation, receding mangroves, dumping of industrial waste like oil and petroleum, and aggressive fishing, especially in the Gulf of Mannar are causing death of corals everyday. 
    4.  Fish and other fauna protect coral by keeping it free of bacteria, algae and other organisms.
   
   
    5.   Deforestation and receding mangrove and sea grass cover lead to excessive silt running into the sea and settling on the corals. This prevents sunlight from reaching the symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae that provide corals with food. 
   
   
   
   
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