SOLUTIONS

Some solutions to the issue of coral bleaching are simply to rewrite the current laws protecting much of the world’s coral. Aside from possible zoning restrictions pertaining to the development of waterfront areas there could also be laws put into place about the levels of human activity on or near the coral with regards to divers and snorkelers. If humans and industrial development were taken out of the equation in many of the tropical areas that have a coral bleaching problem the issue would become much less pronounced than it currently is. Coinciding with such laws about human activity levels on or near the coral there would also have to be laws put into place about fishing practices in or around the coral. This would mean no cyanide or blast fishing while also stipulating that if one was to fish in an area with coral there would have to be a very strict procedure on how to do so without damaging any coral.