1. By:

3. ONLY .01% OF THE OCEAN IS PROTECTED
FROM FISHING, DUMPING, AND DREDGING.
Each year roughly 3.85 tons of oil
are split into the ocean.
Oil tanker spills are larger than
500,000 barrels of oil.

4. CORAL REEFS ARE HOME TO
25% OF ALL KNOWN MARINE
LIFE.

5. The corals are being taken from the black
market for money.

6. THE CORAL REEFS HAVE THE MOST
BIODIVERSITY OF ANY HABITAT.
And we are
taking it all
away!

7. When coral dies 4000
fish become
homeless, and most
will die…

8. SO HERE IS
HOW YOU CAN
HELP! 

9. Join Seacology
WHAT'S SEACOLOGY?
SEACOLOGY IS A PROGRAM
THAT GIVES TRADE. FOR
EXAMPLE, SEACOLOGY
GIVES AN ISLAND SOCIETY A
NEW SCHOOL IN EXCHANGE
FOR A “NO-TAKE” MARINE
PRESERVE AREA THAT
PROTECTS REEF AREAS
FROM FISHING.

10. JOIN SEACOLOGY: BECAUSE THEY HAVE SAVED
OVER 1.7 MILLION ACRES OF CORAL REEFS SINCE
1993 - SEACOLOGY.ORG
• For more tips go to
50simplethings.com/reefs

11. Works Cited
Amsel, Sheri. The Everything Kids' Environment Book:Learn How You Can Help save the
Environment--by etting Involved at School, at Home, or at Play. Avn, MA: Adams Media,
2007. Print.
Harris, Elizabeth Snoke. Save the Earth Science Experiments. London, 2008. Print.
Javna, John, Sophie Javna, and Jesse Javna. 50 Simple Things You Can Do to save the
Earth. New York: Hyperion, 2008. Print.
Middleton, Nick. Atlas of Environmental. Oxford: Facts on File, 1989. Print.
Nardo, Don. Oil Spills. San Deigo: Lucent, 1991. Print.
"NOAA CoRIS - Ecosystem Essays: Guam - Coral Reefs." NOAA Coral Reef Information
System (CoRIS) Home Page. Web. 06 Apr. 2012.
<http://coris.noaa.gov/about/eco_essays/guam/coralreefs.html>.
Veran, J.e.n. 2012. Web. 6 Apr. 2012.
Web. <http://coralreef.noaa.gov/>.
• "Reef Check - Saving Reefs Worldwide." Reef Check. Pacific Palisades, 2007. Web. 5
Apr. 2012. <http://reefcheck.org/default.php>.
• Connor, Karen O' Garbage. San Diego CA: Lucent, 1991. Print.