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Coral Reefs in the Balance, Part 3

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By Christopher Joyce

Published June 30, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

As part of the Radio Expedition collaboration with National Geographic, NPR's Christopher Joyce travels to Asia to report on the damage done to tropical fish populations and the reefs they live on by divers filling the demand for exotic fish species.

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Christopher Joyce is a correspondent on the science desk at NPR. His stories can be heard on all of NPR's news programs, including NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.

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