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An Explosion of Sea Urchins Threatens to Push Coral Reefs in Hawaii ‘Past the Point of Recovery’ | News Channel 3-12

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By Isabelle Rodney, CNN (CNN) — The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures that threaten to push the coral reef “past the point of recovery,” new research has found. Sea urchin numbers here are exploding as the fish species that typically keep their populations in check decline due to overfishing, according to the study, published last month in the journal PLOS ONE. …

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An Explosion of Sea Urchins Threatens to Push Hawaii's Coral Reefs "Beyond the Point of recovery."

By Isabelle Rodney, CNN The turquoise water of Hawaii’s Honaunau Bay, a popular area for scuba divers and snorkelers, is teeming with spiny creatures that threaten to push the coral reef “beyond the point of recovery,” according to new research. Sea urchin numbers in this area are exploding as fish species that normally keep their populations in check decline due to overfishing, according to the study published last month in the journal PLOS ONE…

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An explosion of sea urchins threatens to push coral reefs in Hawaii ‘past the point of recovery’

The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures that could erode the reef past the point of no return, new research has found.

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