Correction: Global Coral Die-Off story

Correction: Global Coral Die-Off story

NZ Herald Tuesday 14 March 2017 SOUTH ARI ATOLL, Maldives (AP) ” In early versions of a story March 13 about dying coral reefs, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the organization that documents reefs worldwide. The correct spelling is XL Catlin Seaview Survey, not XL Caitlin Seaview Survey.

A corrected version of the story is below:

Scientists race to prevent wipeout of world’s coral reefs

Coral reefs, unique underwater ecosystems that sustain a quarter of the world’s marine species and half a billion people, are dying on an unprecedented scale due to rising ocean temperatures.  Read more…