In 2015, Hawaii rescued fragments of a coral found only in Kaneohe Bay; after its wild colonies disappeared, scientists grew it in a nursery and returned it to the reef
- Acropora muricata, Heron Island, Australia.
- (Photo Credit: Claire Lager, Smithsonian)A rare coral species found nowhere else on Earth except Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii has been successfully returned to its natural habitat after completely disappearing from the wild.
- The recovery project was led by the Hawaii Coral Restoration Nursery, a facility run by the state Division of Aquatic Resources.
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- Acropora muricata, Heron Island, Australia.
- (Photo Credit: Claire Lager, Smithsonian)A rare coral species found nowhere else on Earth except Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii has been successfully returned to its natural habitat after completely disappearing from the wild.
- The recovery project was led by the Hawaii Coral Restoration Nursery, a facility run by the state Division of Aquatic Resources.
Sources: Times of India