![]() ![]() Today, On Point: Our planet in hot water. "This year is unprecedented in terms of how early the bleaching started and the absolute temperature of the ocean that we're recording, and that is well backed up by what I see every single day that I'm on the reefs this summer," Katey Lesneski, geo-biologist, says. ![]() If warm seawater is here to stay, what will it mean for all that lives in the ocean and on land? The waters off Florida and across the Caribbean are reaching record-breaking temperatures. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Coral that had been out planted is being removed from the ocean for safe keeping until the water cools down. Members of Coral Restoration Foundation work to save coral species that are threatened by extremely warm waters due to global warming in the Florida Keys. "It was once a very busy boat market but now, it is not as crowded as before," he added, citing how thousands of boats would be sold from the market each year.Facebook Email Islamorada, FloridaJuly 24, 2023Lindsey Smith, who is the coral nursery division leader for Coral Restoration Foundation, cuts samples of coral from transplants to take ashore for safe keeping until the water temperatures go down. Shohidul Haque Munshi, chairman of the Bhanga Bazar Committee, said people from different districts come to the market to buy and sell boats during the monsoon season. "We can choose boats from this market that we need," he added. Islam Sheikh, a resident of the Talma area in Faridpur's Nagarkanda upazila, said he bought a boat for Tk 5,500. "I came to buy a boat for fishing," he added. Rahmat Khan, a resident of the district's Saltha upazila who came to buy a boat, said the Bhanga boat market is one of the biggest boat markets in the area. It takes two days to build a boat but there is not much profit after expenses," he added while pointing out that he sold one boat for Tk 5,000. "We make boats from Raintree and Chambal wood. Krishna Mandal, a boat maker of Pulia village under Bhanga upazila, said he came to the market to sell two boats. I can make a profit of Tk 300-500 from each boat, which sell for Tk 5,000 to Tk 7,000," Manik added. Small boats of Barishal are quite durable. "I buy boats from Barishal and sell in this market. I brought eight boats to the market and sold four in one day," he said. "Still, I am maintaining my 35-year-old business. ![]()
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