Counting coral
25%
of
ocean
food
comes
from
reefs
Coral is a beautiful, complex organism that comes in an immense variety of shapes and colors. Most corals are found in shallow, tropical waters, but they exist in the deep ocean too. Although they look like plants or rocks, coral is an animal!
Coral reefs protect coastal communities from storms, prevent coastal erosion, support economies (from fishing to tourism), and more than 500 million people worldwide rely on coral reefs.
