Fake fog, ‘re-skinning’ and ‘sea-weeding’ could help coral reefs survive
New methods to help reefs range from low-tech manual labor to high-tech artificial mist
![an underwater nursery made of metal bars in a tree-like shape holds pieces of corals on strings](jpg/101323_di_coral-reefs_featb14e.jpg)
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.
Mote Marine Laboratory