The incidence of CFP is predicted to rise. In part, this is because dead coral creates an environment favorable to the proliferation of toxic dinoflagellates, and reports indicate that a growing number of coral reefs are either sick or dying.
Viens no iemesliem ir fakts, ka miruši koraļļi rada toksiskajiem bruņvicaiņiem piemērotu vidi, un pieejamie dati liecina, ka aizvien lielāka daļa koraļļu rifu iet bojā.