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...some ways, the 1998 bleaching epidemic was almost as shocking as the damage inflicted by the tsunami, for the reefs are more than passive bulwarks against the sea; they are also the beating heart of the country's economy. The reefs provide habitat for the baitfish used by the local tuna fishery, and their underwater beauty lures hordes of foreign tourists. "If your heart stops beating, can you survive?" asks Ahmed Shaheed, the Maldives' chief government spokesman...
...kidding. Volusia is home to several species of reef sharks, including black tips and spinners, that are born in the spring and learn to hunt by summer. The sharks move close to shore, chasing baitfish as the water temperature warms up. "They get into the surf line and get disoriented, and they start biting whatever moves," says Joe Wooden, deputy chief of Volusia County's beach patrol...
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