Around 2000, a Florida tropical-fish collector hung rescued coral fragments from underwater “trees”; the small nursery grew into a reef-restoration network |
An AI-generated image of coral restoration workers growing staghorn coral fragments on underwater “coral trees” in a nursery in the Florida Keys. Credits – Google Gemini Both the deterioration of the Florida Keys reef and the response to it took time. Staghorn and elkhorn corals grew so numerous throughout the Florida Reef Tract for decades…
