Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park Share a Year of Successes in Spite of COVID

Jobsis spoke about the history of marine research in the Virgin Islands, beginning in 1873, and gave an overview of research projects at UVI. He confirmed what snorkelers and divers have seen with their own eyes, that coral reefs have diminished at an alarming rate; whereas live corals used to cover 80 percent of the islands’ reefs, they now cover only 10 percent, according to Dr. Pete Edmunds, of Cal. State Northridge.

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