Hilary Kotoun

Hilary Kotoun

Both photographs are of the same coral head off Buck Island in St. Croix. The bleaching of the reef can be attributed to coastal development, warming waters and pollution with acidification. Left Photo: John Brooks, National Parks Service/Marine Photobank. Right Photo: David Arnold, doublexposure.net/Marine Photobank

Coral Conundrum: A Boater’s Guide to Our Oceans’ Changing Chemistry