Marine biologists in Cyprus are working to revive the inhabitants of an endangered coral species.
They’ve even put in protected floating nurseries to take care of the consequences of local weather change and unsustainable human exercise.
The small coral fragments are saved for a number of weeks on the Division of Fisheries and Marine Analysis station on the japanese Mediterranean island.
They’re now connected to a internet within the underwater nursery about 5 meters (16 toes) down close to Cape Greco.
Louis Chatziioannou, senior analysis affiliate on the Cyprus Maritime and Maritime Institute, is liable for analysis on the coral 'Cladocora caespitosa'.
This species – also referred to as cushion coral – has been declining within the Mediterranean Sea for a number of years, primarily as a result of local weather change, he mentioned.
And now, there’s this revival effort
Mr Hatziyoannou advised AFP that to do that, step one is to attempt to develop the coral in a special underwater habitat “so we are able to verify if it really works”.
He mentioned an Israeli skilled got here up with the thought of utilizing floating nurseries to maintain corals away from potential threats similar to predators.
Cladocora caespitosa is present in shallow waters in Cyprus, usually rocky areas as much as 4 meters deep “the place vacationers can probably step on them,” Hatziioannou mentioned.
