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PRESS RELEASE: 75% of World’s Coral Reefs Currently Under Threat, New Analysis Finds

February 24, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. & LONDON

“Reefs at Risk Revisited” report presents comprehensive analysis of threats to coral reefs

Reefs at Risk in the Atlantic/Caribbean

February 18, 2011

More than 75 percent of the coral reefs in the Atlantic region are at risk from local threats (i.e., coastal development, overfishing/destructive fishing, marine-based pollution, and/or watershed-base

Tropical Americas (Reefs at Risk Regional Map)

September 25, 2008

About 9 percent of the world’s mapped reefs are found in this region, most of which are located along the Central American coast and off the Caribbean islands.