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Article: Coral reefs recovering quick from tsunami damage
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- AP Worldstream
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- December 26, 2008
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Indonesia's coral reefs damaged by the 2004 tsunami are recovering rapidly, helped by natural colonization and a drop in illegal fishing, scientists said Friday.
Surveys taken after the Dec. 26, 2004 disaster showed up to a third of reefs were damaged and experts predicted it would take a decade for full recovery.
Scientists from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society said their examination of 60 sites on 497 miles (800 kilometers) of coastline along Indonesia's Aceh province showed the reefs were bouncing back.
"On the 4th anniversary of the tsunami, this is a great story of ecosystem resilience and recovery," said Dr. Stuart Campbell, coordinator ...