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Corals live in oceans around the world. But only in clear, shallow, warm tropical seas do colonies of reef-building corals find the conditions they need to thrive. Clear, shallow water is vital for adequate light exposure to the single-celled algae called zooxanthellae in their tissue, which produces food for the coral.
