“A fallen lighthouse is more dangerous than a reef”
Proverb
“Eureka! We have found it -- a pristine reef, where corals are alive and healthy and form a forest so thick that there is no space even for sand between them.”
Enric Sala
“We don't know the rates of (reef) growth.”
Chris Perry
“The Great Barrier Reef is an icon, and we want to know what we can do to save it. We would not be able to do this kind of broad-reaching work without NASA. With this satellite data delivery service we're able observe and understand what's happening in the ocean in ways we've never been able to before.”
Scarla Weeks
“Reef aquariums are definitely the pinnacle of the hobby.”
Brian Vaughn
“We are seeing reef ... we haven't seen since last winter. There are going to be a lot of rip currents. People should stay out of the water unless they are really experienced.”
Karl Tallman
“The scary thing is that even in the Great Barrier Reef, one of the most protected reefs in the world, researchers are seeing more diseases every time they look.”
David Kline
