Gray's Reef is located about 16 miles east of Sapelo Island, Georgia.
There are lots and lots of different species in Gray's Reef, some of them are shown below…
…and many more!
Humans play a significant role in this reef, from diving, fishing, swimming and boating. Everything humans do on top of and in the radius of the reef effects it whether it be a big effect or a little effect, an effect is an effect. The reef has guidelines and restrictions for divers, boaters and fishers that they are expected to follow. The upkeep of the trash and pollution of the water is in the hand of humans.
Just like in every reef trash is a major issue. In Gray's Reef trash is a major problem along with animals dying and becoming distressed and injured.
Credits:
Created with images by skeeze - "gray reef shark fish shark" • NatalieMaynor - "Sapelo Island" • werner22brigitte - "humpback whale natural spectacle nature" • Ed Bierman - "Atlantic Bottle Nosed Dolphins" • Randy Son Of Robert - "Bottlenose in Blue Hawaiian Waters" • Sam Beddoes - "Logger head turtle, Belize" • Boss Tweed - "Grouper" • eutrophication&hypoxia - "Coral Reef, Florida" • CSITDMS - "diving underwater sea" • atagemouati - "Contrast - Beautiful Sunset & trash #gulfofthailand #vietnam #rachgia #asia" • USFWS Headquarters - "Coral at Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge" • NOAA Photo Library - "reef2272"