PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateMESS ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the seafloor, and yet they’re home to a quarter of all marine life, making them some of the most biodiverse places on Earth. But their future looks bleak. Decades of environmental threats like warming waters and ocean acidification have pushed reefs to the brink. Can we use science to bring them back? Please SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/hotmess_sub And support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hotmesspbs/ Hot Mess T-shirts!: https://store.dftba.com/products/hot-mess-shirt Twitter: https://twitter.com/HotMessPBS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotmesspbs Facebook: http://facebook.com/hotmesspbs References: http://bit.ly/2PFlvoy ----------- Host/Editor-In-Chief: Joe Hanson, Ph.D. Writer: Dyllan Furness Creative Director: David Schulte Editors/Animators: Derek Borsheim Producers: Stephanie Noone & Amanda Fox Story Editor: Alex Reich ----------- Produced by PBS Digital Studios Theme Music: Eric Friend/Optical Audio Music: APM Stock images from http://www.shutterstock.com