To restore reefs dying in warming seas, UAE turns to coral nurseries
- Date: 09-Jun-2023
- Source: The Economist
- Sector:Agriculture
- Country:UAE
To restore reefs dying in warming seas, UAE turns to coral nurseries
A young fragment of coral harvested from a nursery is shown off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, May 25, 2023. Restoration efforts are underway in the United Arab Emirates as coral reefs face threats in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili).
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — On a boat off the coast of an island near Abu Dhabi, marine scientist Hamad al-Jailani feels the corals, picked from the reef nursery and packed in a box of seawater, and studies them carefully, making sure they haven’t lost their color.
The corals were once bleached. Now they're big, healthy and ready to be moved back to their original reefs in the hope they'll thrive once more.
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