{"id":3493,"date":"2024-04-19T09:53:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T09:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/?p=3493"},"modified":"2024-04-19T09:54:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T09:54:01","slug":"corals-in-danger-coastal-protection-chief-warns-barbados-today-17apr2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/barbados\/2024\/04\/19\/corals-in-danger-coastal-protection-chief-warns-barbados-today-17apr2024\/","title":{"rendered":"“Corals in danger, coastal protection chief warns” – Barbados Today 17Apr2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Barbados\u2019 coral reefs are in serious trouble, even as officials try to restore their health and protect them from a deadly heat wave that has decimated them worldwide. <\/p>\n

“Director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU) Leo Brewster said his department in collaboration with the University of the West Indies has been closely monitoring the situation through a just-ended five-year coral reef survey.” <\/p>\n

Coral bleaching, stony coral tissue loss disease, and groundwater pollution are cited as factors threatening coral health in Barbados. <\/p>\n

Read more in Barbados Today<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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