What did we find out?

We gave White Banks a score of two, meaning not too healthy. We saw diseased and broken coral. Dino's Rock was healthier, with a rating of three. It definitely had fewer broken and diseased spots. We increased its score to four, because it was home to a wide variety of fish. We noticed some other differences between the reefs. We saw more fan coral on Dino's Rock, while White Banks had lots of brain coral. The water also seemed choppier at Dino's Rock. Overall, we learned that the "busier" coral reef is less healthy than the unused reef. We don't know if human pollution causes the damage or if other factors like differing coral species or water currents are to blame. We'll come back next year and visit these reefs again, maybe they change with time! more...