The new buzz word in marine conservation these days is Coral Restoration, and St. Croix is getting in on the action. You may hear your dive professional say that the reef is our office, our home, our peaceful escape, and the truth is that it is all of those things and much more. While coral reefs only cover about 1% of the ocean's surface, they house at least one-third of all salt water marine species. In the Caribbean, the mainly fringing reef system is made of over 65 hard