quote:Originally posted by miamizsun:
Eight-Day Undersea Mission Begins Experiment to Improve Coral Reef Restoration.
13 June 2008—Scientists have begun an eight-day mission, in which they are living and working at 60 feet below the sea surface, to determine why some species of coral colonies survive transplanting after a disturbance, such as a storm, while other colonies die. Coral reefs worldwide are suffering from the combined effects of hurricanes, global warming, and increased boat traffic and pollution. As a result, their restoration has become a priority among those who are concerned. Using as a home base the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Aquarius--an underwater facility for science and diving located in Key Largo, Florida--a team of "aquanauts" is working to protect coral reefs from this barrage of threats by investigating ways to improve their restoration.
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*edit* This had appealed to me because 1. I'm a diver 2. they're in Key Largo. I've been fishing and diving all over that place.