Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬Even careful #scuba divers can damage #coralreefs
Though most of the damage is unintentional, many divers are overconfident in their abilities
Video analyses of #scubadivers show that more than 80 percent of damaging physical contact with the reef is unintended or simply unnoticed, researchers report May 26 in Conservation Letters. The findings show that routine diving practices aren’t harmless.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/scuba-diver-damage-coral-reefs
https://archive.ph/SvWpG
Though most of the damage is unintentional, many divers are overconfident in their abilities
Video analyses of #scubadivers show that more than 80 percent of damaging physical contact with the reef is unintended or simply unnoticed, researchers report May 26 in Conservation Letters. The findings show that routine diving practices aren’t harmless.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/scuba-diver-damage-coral-reefs
https://archive.ph/SvWpG
