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To help save the reefs of Turks & Caicos (U.K.), get active with these groups:

Marine Conservation Society

The National Trust of the Turks and Caicos Islands

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This tiny British dependency's sewage pollution has damaged the coral reefs that surround the 30-island archipelago, and oil-related pollution threatens them as well. Turks & Caicos has also made a low-tech contribution to the world of destructive fishing: the use of Joy liquid soap to bring spiny lobsters floating to the ocean surface.


















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