microalgae, and algae are competing for space with the coral. if they overtake there will not be an opportunity for baby coral to settle on the sea floor. we don t know what this will look like in the red sea because this is an unprecedented dialfor red sea because this is an unprecedented dial for that area. about a year ago we saw a similar die off in the caribbean and we were able to identify the pathogen, there was eight die off in the early 80s in the caribbean and it caused a shift to algae ecosystem. so in the caribbean and it caused a shift to algae ecosystem. so why is this happening? shift to algae ecosystem. so why is this happening? that shift to algae ecosystem. so why is this happening? that is shift to algae ecosystem. so why is this happening? that is a shift to algae ecosystem. so why is| this happening? that is a wonderful cuestion. this happening? that is a wonderful question- is this happening? that is a wonderful question- is it this happening? that