Bush asked to protect S.C. reef (The State) :: from Yahoo! News
BLUFFTON — A quarter of a mile under the sea, rows of 500-foot tall coral reef pinnacles form a forest for deep water fish, shrimp, crabs and other marine species many scientists didn't know existed until a decade ago. The unique ecosystem is about 50 miles off the South Carolina coast and stretches 25,000 square miles from North Carolina to Florida. It extends more than a mile deep and could ...
