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Scuba divers underestimate how much damage they do to coral reefs – we’ve watched hundreds to find out why

By Ronan Roche, Lecturer, School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University
Bing Lin, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Thriving Oceans Research Hub, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney

Scuba diving is often presented as a success story for marine ecotourism.

Each year millions of people dive beneath the surface to experience coral reefs first-hand. Scuba diving generates income for coastal communities and helps people understand why…

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