Coral Quote by Sheherazade Goldsmith

Coral reefs represent some of the world's most spectacular beauty spots, but they are also the foundation of marine life: without them many of…

— Sheherazade Goldsmith

Coral reefs are the backbone for the entire ocean. They are the nursery for the ocean. About a quarter of all marine life in…

— Jeff Orlowski

Coral reefs are under assault. They are rapidly being degraded by human activities. They are over-fished, bombed and poisoned. They are smothered by sediment,…

— Klaus Topfer

It's impossible to imagine our planet without coral.

— Ian Somerhalder

There's a huge challenge around coral bleaching specifically, because when most people think about coral, they think about the beautiful, white sculpture sitting on…

— Jeff Orlowski

The creatures of the sea hold special mystery, and they are among the most exciting, graceful, and beautiful on Earth. Just consider the living…

— Carl Safina

Coral reefs, the rain forest of the ocean, are home for one-third of the species of the sea. Coral reefs are under stress for…

— James Hansen

I am delighted to see that the issue of coral reefs is receiving the attention it deserves.

— Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Coral is a very beautiful and unusual animal. Each coral head consists of thousand of individual polyps. These polyps are continually budding and branching…

— Antony Garrett Lisi

It is estimated that one-third of all reef-building corals, a third of all fresh-water mollusks, a third of sharks and rays, a quarter of…

— Elizabeth Kolbert

For nine miles along a submerged ridge, the corals rise in lumpy hillocks that spread out 100 yards or more, resembling heaped scoops of…

— James Dwight Dana

Think about this: If water is the blood of our planet flowing through veinous rivers, streams, and into our oceans, what does that make…

— Ian Somerhalder