Coral reef to form fringing reefs, and can eventually grow become a barrier reef. Where the bottom is rising, fringing reefs can grow around the coast, but coral raised above sea level dies. If the land subsides slowly, the fringing reefs keep pace by growing upwards on a base of older, dead coral, forming a barrier reef enclosing a lagoon between the reef and the land. A barrier reef can encircle an island, and once the island sinks below sea level a roughly circular atoll of growing coral continues to keep up with the sea level, forming a central lagoon. Barrier reefs
Réunion's coral reef and paragliding. Many diving schools suggest training sessions and first dives at reef sites. Local businesses, organizations, and government localities organize photography contests and other events to boost tourism around the reef. In a recent study, specialists estimated the benefits of leisure activities such as scuba diving to be above €2,076,150, water sports above €118,018, and diving boats and submarines above €1,851,614. The coral reef influences the price of local housing; homes close to a beach protected by corals enjoy lower real estate prices. Réunion's coral reef Réunion is an island located near the eastern coast of Madagascar in the