Sentence examples for off the reef from inspiring English sources

Fishing takes place off the reef.

The soft corals were still dying and the flesh of the animals was decomposing and dripping off the reef structure".

SINGAPORE — It is hoped that Duc de Valençay's fine steam yacht, the Sagitta, by this time will have got off the reef on which she ran in the Rhio Straits.

The United States is seeking permission from the Philippine Coast Guard to dismantle the wooden-hulled ship, rather than tow or lift it off the reef, to avoid further damage to the coral in the area, Commander Stockman said.

For a moment, in the gully just in front of the wave, my board loses forward momentum as the water rushing off the reef sucks it back up the face.

The Shen Neng 1 was hauled off the reef late Monday after a delicate three-day operation to remove the 1,075 tons of engine fuel in the ship's tanks and lift it off the shoal.

Coral islands created by accretion have developed from rubbly reef rock broken off from the reef by storms and waves and mixed with finer reef detritus.

The larger implication is that as corals die off the structural integrity of the reef is compromised.

"We can't have clearing like this destroying large areas of native woodland, especially in areas where run-off into the reef is a risk".

While there are improvements in areas such as reducing run-off onto the reef and sensitively-handled tourism, it's clear the reef is in need of some serious care.

Such views outrage some recreational fishermen, who say they are being forced off the reefs they help build.