the ocean covers 71 percent of the
Earth's surface and contains 97 percent of
our planet's water
but more than 95 percent of its underwater
world is
still unexplored. That's a world of
endless possibilities for marine
biologist to discover and probe and
learn. We're working
every day to safeguard manage and
enhence the resources is found in America's
3.5 million square miles of coastal and
deep ocean waters. Like saving endangered
coral reefs.
These beautiful structures are actually
fragile living animals that eat,
grow and reproduce and takes decades for
them to build into reef structures that
actually support
thousands of creatures and on essential
component to the health of our oceans.
The reefs are dying off at alarming rates
around the world because of pollution,
invasive species,
warming ocean temperatures and over
harvesting
for coral jewelry and souvenirs. As US marine biologists we're working with
other scientists and trained divers to
help save
coral reefs in the Caribbean and the
Florida Keys
by very carefully transporting corals,
methodically monitoring their progress
and keeping them protected so they can grow.  It's truly a hands-on
effort and our goal is to restore the coral reef and allow their natural
inhabitants a chance to thrive.
So far we've seen some success with
stronger and more resilient
ecosystems in our oceans.
It's an amazing opportunity to work on
incredible projects like this and
help preserve all the marine life that depend
on them for survival. What we're doing
goes a long way toward keeping
our oceans healthy and our planet in balence
and there just couldn't be any greater job
satisfaction than that.
