Bonaire’s coral reef is disappearing, researchers warn

The coral reef around Bonaire has fallen to about 5% of the seabed, down from more than 60% fifty years ago, researchers told broadcaster NOS on Monday. The figures come from fieldwork on the Dutch Caribbean island that has not yet been published and which the researchers describe as a first analysis. A Wageningen Marine Research report published last year put average coral cover on Bonaire at under 10% and said algae now dominate the reefs. The reef is central...