Fake fog, ‘re-skinning’ and ‘sea-weeding’ could help coral reefs survive

Image caption: In their underwater nursery, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists grow corals for research and reef restoration. Mote pioneered the technique of “re-skinning” dead corals with tiny fragments of living corals, which grow quicker than larger chunks. Image credit: Mote Marine Laboratory. Article by Darren Incorvaia. Science News – October 30, 2023.

Erinn Muller should have reason to despair. The marine biologist studies coral health in Florida, a state whose reefs have been devastated by extreme heat, increasingly ferocious hurricanes and deadly infectious diseases (SN: 6/15/23; SN: 9/13/23; SN: 7/9/19). […]

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