. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 101. Straits of Tiran (Red Sea). In the Florida Keys, more than 1000 vessels are reported as running aground each year; it is estimated that there are more than twice as many unreported incidents where boats which have run aground can free themselves by their own efforts. On the Egyptian Red Sea coast, especially around Hurghada and at the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula, the numbers of boating and anchoring incidents are steadily increasing despite all the complaints which have been made. The number of diving boats is continually increased in re


. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 101. Straits of Tiran (Red Sea). In the Florida Keys, more than 1000 vessels are reported as running aground each year; it is estimated that there are more than twice as many unreported incidents where boats which have run aground can free themselves by their own efforts. On the Egyptian Red Sea coast, especially around Hurghada and at the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula, the numbers of boating and anchoring incidents are steadily increasing despite all the complaints which have been made. The number of diving boats is continually increased in response to growing demand without taking into account the capacity of diving areas. After being squashed and flattened by a ship () or ploughed up by anchors, reefs and coral populations which were once richly structured present the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bonn, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig


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