A 71-acre section of 450 million-year-old rock that is believed to be part of the world's oldest coral reef will be preserved and opened to the public, officials announced Tuesday.
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在过去的三十年间,美国海域里超过490个石油钻井平台已经转变成珊瑚礁了。
More than 490 platforms in American waters have become reefs in the past three decades.
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美国联邦安全和环境执法局督促各州“珊瑚礁化”。
The federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement urges states to issue reefing permits.