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goldfiish [28.3K]
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melamori03 [73]3 years ago
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 Coral reefs<span> are also being degraded by many other factors. The list of problems can seem endless: overfishing, fishing using cyanide and dynamite, pollution from sewage and agriculture, massive outbreaks of predatory starfish, invasive species, and sedimentation from poor land use practices</span>
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