The Coral Triangle needs no introduction as nature lovers admire it as one of God’s finest creations. Famous for coral reefs and mangroves, sooner than expected the entire stretch of water could soon lose everything.

If by now two-thirds of the coral reefs have already been destroyed by overfishing, industrial waste and climate distortion, everything is expected to be lost unless measures are being taken care of. Clearly speaking, it would only take another four decades for these reefs to be history .

Considering the fact that the life of people around this area is heavily dependent on the income generated from related marine life and its mangroves, the diminishing coral reefs could spell disaster for 100 of the 150 million natives.

The report also mentions that by 2050 food supplies would have been halved and that by the end of this century, 80-percent of the food would have be gone and there would hardly be any fresh water available courtesy of the swamping seas.

The only choice people would be left with is to flee to adjoining areas like Australia and New Zealand, thereby breaking down any cultural and traditional values.

With the area already ahead of the worst case scenario, there is very little time left to react, if at all.

[via Guardian] (Image courtesy of thespis377)

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Some key tuna species, are under threat from overfishing in SE Asia’s diverse Coral Triange region. The World Wildlife Fund is calling for a drastic rethink to stave off collapse. Indeed, we’d better save the coral, feeding the people be dam ….! The bluefin and bigeye tuna are overfished says the WWF.

The Coral Triangle is bounded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and East Timor containing migratory routes for up to 89% of the world’s tuna catch.

Last week, Spain and Japan decided to close down bluefin tuna fishing in the Mediterranean meaning they will be heading for the Coral Triangle thinks the WWF. “Representatives from the six Coral Triangle nations, fishing companies and WWF are meeting in the Indonesian capital until Thursday to discuss ways of curbing overfishing in the area.”

The bluefin tuna is prized for sushi and sashimi. Yum! Either we don’t have enough food or we have too many people. What’s a triangle to do? – via Sina