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After
Last week at a garden party, I spoke with 50 year old marine biologist who moved to Florida in the 1980s. When he first relocated to The Sunshine State, 85% of the state's reefs were considered healthy.
That number is now down to 6%. (No typo.)
For fifteen years I have guided travelers in, under and around the Yucatan peninsula.
The two photos above recall the very changes I have seen in that brief period.
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"Coral in Caribbean/Florida In Sharp Decline. Shows No Sign Of Slowing."