Coral reef destruction - 4K stock video

Underwater footage of partially destroyed corals in a vibrant coral reef in Hurghada, Egypt. Coral destruction by humans is often caused by commercial trawlers, fishing vessels, dynamite fishing or an anchor being dropped as might be the case here. It only takes a few seconds to destroy a coral but many years to rebuild it again. Coral reefs and marine ecosystems absorb approximately one fourth of global carbon emissions, which makes the ocean a major blue carbon sink. Slow motion footage in 4K.