Environment

I guess fish can stink...even in the water!

I learned something interesting the other day that I would love to share with you.  I don't know if you remember way back when, that I discussed the destruction of the world's coral reefs which is partially due to our need to scuba dive around and also to touch these extremely fragile environments. 

What I learned was that something else that has also added to this destruction, and I learned that this problem is actually being fixed (albeit slowly).  In places, for example,  like Eilat, Israel, and Aqaba, Jordan which are at the northern most tip of the Red Sea, there are amazing coral reefs (well more like used to be, as over 60% have already been destroyed, mainly by tourism). 

In the past the fishing industry would put large cages in the water as well.  The issue, it was found, was that these cages were actually polluting the waters and adding to the destruction of the coral reef as well many other things, I'm sure. 

So, when they realized this, all over the world, they came up with a new concept (I am not endorsing or condoning this).  Rather than keep these cages in the shallow waters, where they are causing obvious destruction, it was realized that they could put these cages farther off into the seas/ oceans, where the waters were deeper.  The thing is when the cages were in shallower water, or closer to shore, the pollutants were unable to disperse and/or disappear enough due to lack of space.  In the deeper waters, that is exactly what happens to the pollutants from these cages, there is enough room for them to disintegrate into the vast amounts of water around them. 

I am pleased that at least an effort is being made.  Though this problem is still a big issue world wide, one at a time, countries are coming to their senses and making regulations for these cages to be put in deeper waters, which helps to let the pollutants dissolve better, or in the least, cause less damage, as there is more space.

Good luck, I hope this works!