Coral reefs provide shelter to 4,000 species of fish, 700+ different types of coral, as well as thousands of other different types of plants and animals. This complex ecosystem has homes for more than 1 million species of animals and plants. If these reefs would not be standing today, we would have less medicine, less food, and less beauty on our planet. The drugs found on the coral reefs help treat diseases like skin cancer and arthritis to this very day. Food like reef fish gives a significant amount of protein to almost a billion people, especially to the ones who live around the reefs. A study was conducted in 2015 that tells us that the value of coral reefs due to tourism is around 10 billion US dollars, with almost 360 million dollars
