Buccoo Reef

[2][3][4] It is a popular ecotourism attraction where tourists can snorkel and see the coral reefs and schools of fish without diving equipment.

The Buccoo Reef Complex is made up of a shallow lagoon, seagrass beds and a mangrove wetland.

[3][9] These fish species benefit from the pool of plankton and they use the Buccoo Reef Complex to spawn and regenerate their populations.

[3][9][18]Since 1970, the Buccoo Reef Complex has been declared at risk by marine scientists due to the rise of pollution, poor water quality, eutrophication and coral bleaching[8][19][21][22][23] Approximately 28% of coral cover in the Buccoo Reef Marine Park has decreased from 1994 to 2008.

[22] Coral reef health has also declined during this period due to sedimentation, nutrient runoff from and thermal stress from urbanization in Tobago.