OCEANOGRAPHY:
Diagnosis and Rx for U.S. Coral Reefs
Elizabeth Pennisi
The most comprehensive look yet at U.S. coral reefs is confirming many of marine biologistsí worst fears. The report substantiates the extensive degradation of reefs that come under the purview of the United States--as well as reefs surrounding its former territories Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau--by various insults including disease, overfishing, pollution, storms, and global warming.