Coral reefs in distant cays of Pag-asa Island damaged for ‘several years already’

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Coral reefs in distant cays of Pag-asa Island damaged for ‘several years already’
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Meanwhile, the rubble of dead corals piled on top of live colonies looked 'recent,' marine biologist Jonathan Anticamara says in a Rappler Talk interview

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Meanwhile, the rubble of dead corals piled on top of live colonies looked 'recent,' marine biologist Jonathan Anticamara says in a Rappler Talk interview

“he algae are now brown and black,” he added. “Usually, when the corals die recently, the algae that would cover it would be green and the corals would be partially white. But most of these dead corals are now either black or gray.” The cays are located far from the Philippines’ mainland. Before they conducted their MSR, Anticamara said he had expected to find a healthy ecosystem in Pag-asa Island because of its distance and the lack of commercial fish trade in the area. .

“The result is that Subi Reef, which is now an artificial island hosting a huge Chinese air and naval base, will no longer form part of the territorial sea of Pag-asa, whose territorial sea will be reduced by about one-third,” Carpio said.

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