1. Don’t use chemically enhanced pesticides and fertilizers. Although you may live thousands of miles from a coral reef ecosystem, these products can still end up in the coral reefs and may pollute the waters that support coral.
2. Volunteer for a reef cleanup. If you don’t live near a coral reef, do what many people do with their vacation: visit a coral reef. Spend an afternoon enjoying the beauty of one of the world’s treasures while helping to preserve it for our descendants.
3. Learn more about the many coral reefs. How many different species can live in a reef? What new and life-saving medicines have been discovered using corals?
4. Become a member of your local aquarium or zoo. Ask what they are doing and what donations can do toward saving the world’s coral reefs.
5. When you visit a coral reef, help keep it healthy by respecting all local guidelines, recommendations, regulations, and customs.
6. Join conservation organizations. Many of them have coral reef programs, and your donations could make a big difference.
7. Spread the word. Sharing the news gets everyone you speak with involved.
8. Be an informed customer. Consider carefully the coral objects that you buy for your decorations. Ask the store owner or manager from what country the coral is taken and whether or not that country has a management plan to insure that the harvest was legal and sustainable over time. Better yet, don't buy coral products so that a bit more corals are saved!
10. Don’t pollute. Don’t leave trash on the beach.
See more ways at:
http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/25list.html
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