Watson, S. K. (2022, January 8). Nutrient-rich fish are thriving in a coral graveyard off the coast of Africa. Popular Science. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://www.popsci.com/environment/reef-fish-bleached-nutrition/  

 Researchers recently gathered data that showed how fish that were living in the most damaged coral in the African archipelago of Seychelles were healthier and more nutrient filled than they have ever been. Reef fish have been proven to be just as healthy as meats such as chicken and beef, which shows how they help people’s health. After taking data, scientists found that the fish became even more nutritious after the mass bleaching events. This showed how even though there are major effects on their habitat from bleaching, fish are still able to thrive and live in harsh conditions. Even though this is a silver lining of the situation, there are still many horrible outcomes of bleaching events. 

While all news around coral bleaching is usually bad, I thought this article was a nice perspective of a positive outcome of the horrible situation. I don’t think that bleaching is at all okay, but it was cool to see a little bit of a silver lining. This article made me think about how there could be other possible positive effects of bleaching on things like the wildlife. I thought it was very interesting how most articles about bleaching only focus on the negative and horrible outcomes, yet this one was able to focus on a positive aspect.