World Reef Day is celebrated on June 1, since 2010. Its purpose is to draw public attention to coral reefs. They are a living organism, which includes a large number of polyps. Tens of thousands of creatures live in the skeleton-like formation. The health of the ocean as a whole depends on its health.

Importance of Reef Day

• The reef provides protection for fish and other ocean animals during spawning.
• Also, its ecosystem is an important component of life support for many oceanic organisms, which guarantees them full nutrition in the form of plankton and algae.

The purpose of World Reef Day

World Reef Day designed to reduce the negative human impact on the ecosystem that causes the death of reefs. We are talking about the use of sunscreens, the composition of which includes components with a diameter of less than 100 nanometers.

• These products (components of sunscreens) get into the cells of marine organisms, including reefs, causing their mass destruction.