Public Calls on U.S. Government to Protect the World's Coral Reefs, New Poll Finds

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: October 3, 2002 | Copyright information

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The first nationwide survey on coral reef issues reports that Americans are concerned about the health of coral reefs. A majority (56 percent) of Americans rate the health of reefs worldwide in the negative. They are nearly unanimous (85 percent) in their belief that it is important for the U.S. to take a leadership role in protecting coral reefs worldwide and that regulations should be used to ensure best conservation practices.

The survey, conducted by the national research firm Edge Research in collaboration with the Coral Reef Foundation and SeaWeb ...

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