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202446 minGdocumentary

Super Reefs

202446 minGdocumentary

Since 2009, coral reefs in the Central Polynesian Sporades have recovered significantly after experiencing massive die-offs.

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Since 2009, coral reefs in the Central Polynesian Sporades have recovered significantly after experiencing massive die-offs.

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In 2009, the underwater world around the Central Polynesian Sporades in the eastern Pacific was intact. But a few years later, the corals died massively. Now they have recovered.

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