OVERFISHING

BACKGROUND

• Crustose coralline algae covers the surface of the coral's panels
• This suffocates the coral

SOLUTION

• Parrotfish eat the algae off of the coral

PARROTFISH

• Parrotfish are herbivores
• Their diet consists of algae removed from parts of coral ripped from a reef
• They pulverize the coral by grinding their teeth to get to the algae-filled polyps inside

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• Parrotfish basically act as a lawn mower to the coral
• Their job is to eat the fast-growing seaweeds so they do not overgrow on the corals

PROBLEM

• Parrotfish are being overfished which negatively affects coral

WHAT IS OVERFISHING?

• Overfishing means to fish an area excessively; to exhaust the supply of usable fish in certain waters
• dictionary.reference.com/browse/overfishing?s=t

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwMrLe-B46s&sns=em

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