Open Water Reef Crest Reef Flat
CORAL REEFS act as a buffer for
the coastline, reducing 97% of wave
energy and 84% of wave height
CORALS come in
ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.
Corals grow as plates, branches,
boulders, brain and even single polyps
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF is the largest continuous coral reef in the world
THE MESOAMERICAN BARRIER REEF, stretching from Cancún to
Honduras, is the second largest reef in the world
Plate
Mesoamerican
Barrier Reef
Great
Barrier Reef
Branch
USA
Australia
Brain Single Polyp
Area of Reef
Boulder
DIVING BY NUMBERS