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Over fishing threatens Solomon Island reefs

Updated 16 July 2012, 11:39 AEST

The most recent statistcs from the US financed Coral Reef program claims that 85 percent of the reefs in the Corial triangle are threatened.

Over fishing threatens Solomon Island reefs (Credit: ABC) 

The Coral Reef report was tabled at last week's Coral Reef conference in Cairns.

The countries making up the coral triangle are Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts

Speaker: Agnetha Karamui, Solomon Islands Ministry of the Environment

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