A Delicate Balance: Protecting Northwest's Glass Sponge Reefs

A Delicate Balance: Protecting Northwest's Glass Sponge Reefs,
October 22, 2015,
By Nicola Jones,
Environment 360,

Rare and extensive reefs of glass sponges are found only one place on earth - a stretch of the Pacific Northwest coast. Now, efforts are underway to identify and protect these fragile formations before they are obliterated by fishing vessels that trawl the bottom.