- Tourism may bring profit for the local economy. However, it can also be damaging to coral reefs. The anchor of the boats people travel on may break parts of the coral off. Tourists might also leave trash that is washed into the waters from the land, which can pollute and kill the organisms of the coral reefs.
- Overfishing in this area is of a great concern. The fish populations are not able to reproduce fast enough. As a result, the number of fish may not be able to recover the number they were before.
- Dangerous fishing practices such as cyanide fishing also destroys the marine environment and parts of the reefs. Coral reefs are a place where fish can hide so when cyanide is injected into these reefs, the fish are also poisoned. This makes them easier to catch. A major problem is that cyanide stays in the reef so after many years, the fish that later comes there are still going to be affected.
- There have been efforts made to mitigate the effects of the harm made by humans to this ecosystem. Marine reserves have been made to protect and conserve the coral reefs. By pushing the government for better management of the marine protected areas and coming up with an alternative for the fishers, the ecosystem will be in less peril. Educating and informing people about how much the coral reef ecosystem is harmed could also greatly affect how much the coral reefs will be protected in the future. Teaching people how to conserve the areas instead of destroying it will increase the chances of them working to protect the reefs instead.