An Underwater Race To Transplant Miami’s Rare Corals

Greg Allen for NPR writes: A lab just off Florida’s Miami River has become the base for an unusual lifesaving operation. A group of scientists there is on an urgent mission to save as many corals as it can before the marine creatures are destroyed as part of an underwater excavation of Miami’s shipping channel. […]

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Greg Allen for NPR writes: A lab just off Florida’s Miami River has become the base for an unusual lifesaving operation. A group of scientists there is on an urgent mission to save as many corals as it can before the marine creatures are destroyed as part of an underwater excavation of Miami’s shipping channel. The channel — set to be dredged and deepened on Saturday — is home to a thriving coral reef. Read full article here.

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