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Coastal promenade walkway on east coast of Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Coast, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Coral growth inside the wreck of the Lesleen M freighter, sunk as an artificial reef in 1985 in Anse Cochon Bay, St. Lucia, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

White spotted filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus), St. Lucia, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Coral growth inside the wreck of the Lesleen M freighter, sunk as an artificial reef in 1985 in Anse Cochon Bay, St. Lucia, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

White spotted filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus), St. Lucia, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Coral encrusted porthole on the Lesleen M wreck, a freighter sunk as an artificial reef in 1985 off Anse Cochon Bay, St. Lucia, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Coral growth inside the wreck of the Lesleen M freighter, sunk as an artificial reef in 1985 in Anse Cochon Bay, St. Lucia, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Coral growth inside the wreck of the Lesleen M freighter, sunk as an artificial reef in 1985 in Anse Cochon Bay, St. Lucia, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Diver inside the wreck of the Lesleen M freighter, sunk as an artificial reef in 1985 in Anse Cochon Bay, St. Lucia, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Coral growth inside the wreck of the Lesleen M freighter, sunk as an artificial reef in 1985 in Anse Cochon Bay, St. Lucia, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

View over South Coast and coral reef, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) seen during the Palancar Gardens, El Cielito and Colombia Deep Reef Snorkelling Tour, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Underwater view of the reef along the circumference of the Great Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef, UNESCO, Belize

Underwater view of the reef along the circumference of the Great Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef, UNESCO, Belize

West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), on the sand near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), with snorkeler near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), surfacing for air near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Aerial panoramic by drone of the coral reef around Long Bay, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Aerial panoramic by drone of coral reef along Long Bay beach, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Fast-growing corals (Acropora sp.) are being grown by scientists in the Caribbean Sea. Once they reach a certain size they will be planted on a reef that has been previously damaged.

A beautiful coral reef, dominated by colorful gorgonians, grows along the edge of the Blue Hole in Lighthouse Reef in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

A common spiny lobster backs his way into the protection of the reef, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands.

Sea Star seen during the Palancar Gardens, El Cielito and Colombia Deep Reef Snorkelling Tour, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Stingray seen during Palancar Gardens, El Cielito and Colombia Deep Reef Snorkelling Tour, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Underwater view of the reef along the circumference of the Great Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef, UNESCO, Belize

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), massing in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) being fed in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari), Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Tarpon (Megalops atlaticus), underwater at feeding station inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), with sharksucker, Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), feeding on the sand near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Bangka (boat) over coral, Chindonan Island, Calamian Islands, Coron, Palawan, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

A colorful set of gorgonians, reef-building corals, and other invertebrates grow on a diverse reef in the Caribbean Sea.

A beautiful coral reef, dominated by colorful gorgonians, grows along the edge of the Blue Hole in Lighthouse Reef in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

A beautiful coral reef, dominated by colorful gorgonians, grows along the edge of Turneffe Atoll in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

A large group of purple tube sponge sits high on the reef, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands.The Hilma Hooker Shipwreck is visible in the background.

Kyphosus sectatrix seen during the Palancar Gardens, El Cielito and Colombia Deep Reef Snorkelling Tour, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Underwater photo taken during the Palancar Gardens, El Cielito and Colombia Deep Reef Snorkelling Tour, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Horse-eye jacks (Caranx latus), schooling in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), being fed in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), being fed in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus), with snorkeler in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) with snorkeler in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Tourists hand-feeding tarpon (Megalops atlaticus), at feeding station inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Tarpon (Megalops atlaticus), underwater at feeding station inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), feeding on the sand near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), feeding on the sand near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), surfacing for air near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), with snorkeler near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus), underwater at Half Moon Caye, UNESCO, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), with snorkeler near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), with snorkeler near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

A myriad of fish and coral underwater at Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

A colorful set of gorgonians, reef-building corals, and other invertebrates grow on a diverse reef in the Caribbean Sea.

Fast-growing staghorn coral fragments, Acropora sp., are being grown in hopes of replanting colonies in reef areas of the Caribbean Sea that have been damaged.