Colombian ex-fisherman swaps trade for saving Caribbean coral

Yerson Granados used to fish off Colombia’s Caribbean coast for a living, but when he discovered the havoc he was wreaking on coral reefs, he changed his ways. The 56-year-old from the city of Santa Marta now earns his keep saving coral, which is vital for marine biodiversity. “We used to destroy them,” Granados told […] The post Colombian ex-fisherman swaps trade for saving Caribbean coral appeared first on Digital Journal.