Coral Vita is an environmental startup with a huge mission: to grow coral and then transplant it back into the ocean as a way to shore up dying reefs. Doing so also helps the communities, industries and nations that depend on healthy reefs for things like food, coastal protection and income.
Through a process called micro-fragmenting, Coral Vita breaks coral into tiny pieces, plants them on coral farms, and then watches as the coral fragments grow at an expedited pace — up to 40 times faster than they would naturally on the ocean floor.
Watch the video above to see how the team from Coral Vita is restoring our reefs, one piece at a time.
Tag: ocean stewardship
Must See: Amazing Sculptures Out of Alaska
Some of our country’s most beautiful places are also most vulnerable to pollution and environmental damage. That’s why this art project in Alaska is so cool. Kachemak Bay community members are turning ocean trash into eye-catching sculptures. The idea is to raise awareness about better ocean stewardship by without turning people off. You won’t believe the amazing sculptures that local residents have created with the Marine Debris Art Workshop, like a supersized Lion’s Mane jellyfish. Could something like this work where you live?
Source: Earth 911