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Originally Posted by Cliff Fr
I used to hear that what was killing the coral in the Keys was runoff from septic tanks? That's not true anymore?
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Reefs close to the shoreline are definitely negatively affected by shoreline development and the associated stuff that winds up in the ocean. However, that doesn’t explain the bleaching of the reefs much further off the shoreline or in areas with little to no development. Close to the shoreline, boats dropping anchor on the reefs is also a major source of damage.