our fishing communities, our tourism here in florida depends on marine species that live on so it s a food source, it is also where breeding takes place, and so, you know, this ecosystem becomes very fragile. and while it is detrimental to marine life, let s zero in some more on the economy that also relies on the coral reef along florida s coast. how much trouble is it in now? florida s economy is really dependent on the resources that our coral reeves here provide for us. we re one of the fishing capitals in the world, so if people no longer come here to fish or dive and snorkel on our reefs, we re losing all of that tourism revenue and for those who rely on the revenue, fishing communities who depend on that for income. and then finally we have miles and miles of coastal property and beaches that are vulnerable to flooding and e roerosion.