... zone and within this zone, there is no fishing what so ever. Despite the inclusion of these specific fishing zones within the Great Barrier Reef, there are still a number of boats fishing within the restricted areas in addition to the already extensive extraction of this species when ... is a major change, there is an even greater contributing factor to the increasing rate of over fishing of Coral Trout within the Great Barrier Reef (Farrah, person, 2003). The increase in the demand for Coral Trout overseas has developed as this species has been labeled a delicacy ... development? At th...

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... , and fringing reefs. Atolls are formed out in the middle of the ocean by volcanic subsidence, while fringing and barrier reefs form near continents. Florida contains both of these kinds of reefs, not as far offshore as Australia's Great Barrier Reef, but not terribly close either. Most are eight to eleven kilometers (five to seven miles) offshore. All three kinds of reefs ... reefs came into existence 5,000 to 7,000 years ago, when sea levels rose following the Wisconsin Ice Age. The reefs in the Florida Keys are part of the third largest barrier reef system (360 square kilometers from ...

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... and sewage pipes. While these visitors are out, the boats and anchors are doing unspeakable damage to the corals below also. Last year alone over 1.2 million tourists visited the Great Barrier Reef, which is located 2000 kilometers along the east coast of Australia, and happens to be the largest reef on the planet. It is said to be visible from the ... ...

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