https://www.theverge.com/23972647/coral-reef-engineering-future-rescue
"How do you bring back a vanishing coral reef? That’s what conservationists are
racing to do in the Florida Keys, where they’re coming up with a whole new
playbook for saving corals.
Over the summer, they did what used to be the unthinkable: they took thousands
of corals out of sea-based nurseries to save them from a killer ocean heatwave.
Hot tub-like temperatures might have wiped them out otherwise. Now, what’s
next?
The Verge visited the evacuated corals where they found temporary refuge on
land. We spent time at a gene bank, home to a new generation of baby corals
that could one day repopulate Florida’s reefs. And we learned how to map
restoration efforts out in the open ocean.
It’s all part of a massive effort to safeguard a future for coral reefs on
which thousands of other species and people depend. And, it turns out, the
rescuers are already preparing for next summer. After all, temperatures keep
rising with climate change, stressing reefs that have already suffered huge
losses. That’s why conservationists have to keep pushing the envelope."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
