Taiwan's 2009 Reef Check data was released in November. The results showed that of 16 scuba spots in six reef regions, 12 had coverage of less than 37.5 %, an unsatisfactory number. More unsettling, however, was that Xiaoliuqiu Island and Orchid Island have seen their coverage decline from 50 % 10-20 years ago to less than 25 %.
2009 年總體檢的數據已於 11 月初出爐，報告指出，在 6 個礁區的 16 個潛點中，有 12 個據點的珊瑚覆蓋率低於 37.5 %，屬於狀況不佳狀態，尤其令人憂心的是，20 年前活珊瑚覆蓋率曾超過 50 % 的小琉球和蘭嶼，2009 年的結果都低於 25 %。