Our oceans coral and reef have several issues that can and will effect each and every human on earth. Below is a list of the top 5 issues;

Problem #1: Rising water temperatures is causing mass coral bleaching! This happens when the coral is stressed. When stressed the reef expels the symbiotic algae that gives the coral its nutrients and brilliant color, (Without this algae the coral dies) thus leaving the reef white, starving and eventually dead. This bleaching in the past happened only about every 10 years or so which was a cycle of life but has now become a much more regular occurrence further threatening the reefs existence.

Problem #2: Runoffs are fertilizing algae which further upsets the reefs ecosystem by making the algae grow fast and ultimately smothering the coral and reef.

Problem #3: Overfishing is removing the reef grazers that keeps the reefs algae in check from overgrowing and ultimately smothering the coral and reef.

Problem #4: Ocean acidification is destroying the existing reefs and also affecting the reefs ability to produce new colonies. The ocean should have a Ph of around 8.2 near the surface. Its now between 8.1 and 8.0 and is predicted to be at 7.8 by 2100 which would kill all or most of the worlds reef.

Problem #5: 25-30% of the worlds coral/reef are seriously degraded or already dead while 25% of all species in the ocean spend at least part of their lives in the coral/reef's ecosystem. Given that fact keep in mind that reefs cover only 1/10th of 1% of the ocean floor. In short, if we loose our oceans coral and reef our oceans whole way of life as we know it will collapse.

The solution to this huge problem is Pirate's Coral, a non profit for public benefit entity. Pirate's Coral plants environmentally safe sanctuaries in coral stressed areas throughout the world.

Pirate's Corals sanctuaries have stable healthy coral growing on them from the day the sanctuary is planted. This creates the immediate growth boost the ocean needs to quickly start producing new colonies at 20+ times the growth rates that are seen in nature alone. In addition Pirate's Coral also monitors all of its existing sanctuaries to gauge what native species of coral does best on the actual reef, thus assuring all of Pirate's Coral sanctuaries are successful.

Each of Pirate's Coral sanctuaries consists of a stripped and environmentally cleaned metal ship, (Between 100-200 feet long) which has been modified to support an ideal reef ecosystem. These sanctuaries are re-enforced with environmentally safe materials to promote coral growth and to establish new reef colonies within the sanctuary. Pirate's Coral sanctuaries will also be an attraction for recreational divers. For more detailed information visit Pirate's Coral at www.PiratesCoral.com