Nearly 57% of the sea area around Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam is affected by coral bleaching

[Emily]

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Environment/226252/phu-quoc-coral-starts-to-bleach.html

Updated June, 18 2012 10:40:39
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Phu Quoc coral starts to bleach

HA NOI ? Nearly 57 per cent of the sea area around Kien Giang Province's Phu Quoc Island is affected by coral bleaching.

Experts said the bleaching is caused by increased water temperature, water pollution, use of chemicals and coral exploitation.
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Phu Quoc, in the Gulf of Thailand, is Viet Nam's largest island, with a total area of 574sq km. The island receives about 280,000 tourists each year and is forecast to have 2 million tourists by 2020...