She added that coastal development reduces the amount of space the turtles have to lay eggs.

她补充说，沿海开发减少了海龟产卵可利用的空间。

But the radical changes in coral reefs due to climate change and coastal development prompted them to diversify their research.

但由于气候变化和沿海开发，珊瑚礁的急剧变化促使了他们的研究多样化。

And it generated a tsunami, a wall of Asian water with 30-foot waves that swept some coastal developments out to sea.

这次地震带来了海啸, 30英尺高的亚洲海浪将沿海地区吞噬殆尽。

Coastal development destroys spawning sites, and horseshoe crabs are also killed for fishing bait.

沿海开发破坏了产卵地，马蹄蟹也因鱼饵而被杀死。

Overfishing has decimated shark populations worldwide, and many marine forests are being polluted or cut down for coastal development.

过度捕捞导致全球鲨鱼数量锐减，许多海洋森林正在受到污染或因沿海开发而被砍伐。

Reducing plastic, regulating coastal development and paying attention while boating and fishing are huge steps that help these little ones take more of these steps.

减少塑料垃圾、规范沿海发展以及在划船和捕鱼时多加注意都可以起到帮助这些小家伙的重要作用。

She said, " Yes, we must protect the environment -- it is our number one resource -- but at the end of the day, studies have pointed to global warming, human contact, coastal development" as other major threats to coral.

" 是的，我们必须保护环境——这是我们的第一资源——但总而言之，研究已经指出全球变暖、人类接触、沿海开发" 才是珊瑚面临的主要威胁。