article_snippet: Coral reefs are primarily found in the shallow waters of the tropics and are home to almost a quarter of all living species in the Sea.
article_snippet: But Coral reefs offer many more benefits than simply being beautiful.
article_snippet: Coral reefs also home to ample fishing, tourism and even storm protection opportunities, and are estimated to be worth more than £200 billion each year.
article_snippet: Dr Ken Johnson, coral reef researcher at the Natural History Museum, said: 'Coral reefs are not simply beautiful environments.
article_snippet: Coral reefs provide food, income and storm protection for many millions of people around the world.'
article_snippet: A quarter of coral reefs around the world are sadly damaged beyond repair and many more are still under serious threat.'
article_snippet: On the one hand, there are lots of very cool, weird and wonderful creatures that live on coral reefs, but there are also some really difficult and abstract concepts.'