Coral Canyons
Coral canyons are an important part of the ocean ecosystem and need to be protected. First, there are many issues that are posed to the canyons. Some of the issues are oil drilling, commercial fishing, and deep sea mining. The fishing destroys corals because of the nets that hit them. Also drilling and mining harm not only the coral but also some of the organisms that live there. Secondly, there are a lot of organisms that live in the coral canyons. In one of the articles I read it said that there may be new or rare species in the coral canyons. Also endangered species such as the tuna live in coral canyons. There are many species of cold water corals there that have been growing there for hundreds of years and most of the
Coral canyons are an important part of the ocean ecosystem and need to be protected. First, there are many issues that are posed to the canyons. Some of the issues are oil drilling, commercial fishing, and deep sea mining. The fishing destroys corals because of the nets that hit them. Also drilling and mining harm not only the coral but also some of the organisms that live there. Secondly, there are a lot of organisms that live in the coral canyons. In one of the articles I read it said that there may be new or rare species in the coral canyons. Also endangered species such as the tuna live in coral canyons. There are many species of cold water corals there that have been growing there for hundreds of years and most of the