WHAT IS THE WATER CLARITY GOING TO BE LIKE ?
The clarity of water on the reef is determined by a combination of the amount of sediment and the amount of phytoplankton in the water. Sediment becomes suspended due to increased water motion caused by tide changes, high winds and storms. Phytoplankton are the microscopic plants that drift around in the water. They are more numerous in areas where the nutrient levels of the water are higher particularly around coastal reefs which receive nutrient rich runoff from the land.
