There is a need for worldwide coral reef protection. Sustainable practices must be met in all phases of coral reef use from tourism to global warming. A healthy reef can produce an average of 20,000 more fish per km2 compared to 4,000 fish per km2. Over a ten year period a healthy reef can see a catch of 200, 0000 compared to 72,000 for a recovering reef. The overall gain in amount of fish in sustainable fishing is tremendous with an increase of 128,000. With an increase of fish comes an increase in revenue of $19, 2000 per year as of 2000. (White, Vogt, & Arin, 2000, p.600) A study conducted in Indonesia estimated that over the next 20 years if sustainable fishing was used that a coral reefs production could produce a net value of $63,000 more per km2. While the gain to an individual is higher at $39,000 in Indonesia for non-sustainable fishing the overall loss to the economy is $102,000. (The Economic Loss Associated with Coral Reef Degradation,
There is a need for worldwide coral reef protection. Sustainable practices must be met in all phases of coral reef use from tourism to global warming. A healthy reef can produce an average of 20,000 more fish per km2 compared to 4,000 fish per km2. Over a ten year period a healthy reef can see a catch of 200, 0000 compared to 72,000 for a recovering reef. The overall gain in amount of fish in sustainable fishing is tremendous with an increase of 128,000. With an increase of fish comes an increase in revenue of $19, 2000 per year as of 2000. (White, Vogt, & Arin, 2000, p.600) A study conducted in Indonesia estimated that over the next 20 years if sustainable fishing was used that a coral reefs production could produce a net value of $63,000 more per km2. While the gain to an individual is higher at $39,000 in Indonesia for non-sustainable fishing the overall loss to the economy is $102,000. (The Economic Loss Associated with Coral Reef Degradation,