https://phys.org/news/2018-06-coral-reefs-ability-pace-sea-level.html

The growth of coral reefs is strongly influenced by the amount and types of coral living on the reef surface. This growth is now being hampered by combinations of coral disease, deteriorating water quality and fishing pressure, along with severe impacts from "coral bleaching" caused by climate change.

"For many reefs across the Caribbean and Indian Ocean regions, where the study focused, rates of growth are slowing due to coral reef degradation," said lead author Professor Chris Perry, of the University of Exeter.