Divers trained to sea gardening to save endangered coral
The coral in the south-eastern United States and in many places on the planet, is affected by human pollution. Its crucial role for marine biodiversity has led researchers to develop backup techniques. Stephanie Schopmeyer program, researcher at the University of Miami, is to cut the tip of a coral branch that is then attached to an underwater artificial “tree”. The pieces are developed in this nursery of the seas before being “transplanted” on a coral reef. “You can compare it to a rose bush. If you prune it, it will push harder, garni and a little more alive”, says Schopmeyer, whose program” Save a Reef “is one of many to offer to tourists and groups of teenagers put his hand to the paw.Volunteers, like Nicole Besemer are all anxious to act for the environment, knowing that corals are home and the power source for many species of fish, turtles, sea urchins, sea horses …”As a diver, I want to ensure that our reefs are as healthy as possible,” says a student.
