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You might be wondering, "If scientists are working so hard to save the corals, what if the coral reefs die?" Well, Scientists have found out that if too many coral reefs die, than it will cause mass destruction to the marine fish and can even lead to the extinction of some fish. To learn more about "What would happen without coral reefs" and "Animals that live in coral reefs" God to the "World without corals" And "Animals that live in and around them" page.
The EPA
The environmental protection agency EPA for short are researching about stresses from high water temperatures and acidifcation and impacts of sediments, nutrient, and contaminants. The EPA are not the only one that helps research ways to help corals NOAA is also trying to restore the corals of the Florida keys by researching and replanting corals even you can help.
Almost 30 years ago a British scientist by the name of John Latham had a idea to get a bunch of boats and spray tiny molecules of salt that came of nature water to lower the clouds to expand and become denser. Lots of scientists now explore the possibilities of this.
The Catlin Seaview Survey Is trying to help manage the threats and risks of coral reefs. They have a SVII Camera for underwater research. It takes a picture every 3 seconds. This allows scientists to keep track on the corals. Catlin Seaview Survey is the necessity to share the images with the wider scientific community. The Catlin Global reef record provides scientists across various disciplines of marine studies to analyze the current state of the reef ecosystem. Regional and global scale and to monitor changes that occur over time.
Scientists are trying to save the corals because corals are one of the most important ecosystems in the world. They support about 25% of marine animals. According to data, It show that coral reefs are declining rapidly. And the reason behind that is humans. Humans are burning fossil fuels and It's warming up the earth and ocean. When the ocean warms up, the coral dies and turns white. Sometimes the coral is able to recover. But most of the time, the bleaching leaves the coral to die.
Scientists are working on preserving corals by cryogenically freezing them. Smithsonian's National zoo and conservation Biology Institute In Hawaii, Manoa, Have reportored that they have successfully brought a coral back to life. They frooze the coral at -196 degrees celsius. The freezing technique is a well known technique for scientist's. Freezing corals can help the coral thrive and live.
This is a picture that was the Catlin Seaview Survery took with the SVII Camera. This shows that in a little of a month the coral was already dying. In february of 2015 the coral had a small chance of being able to recover and go back to being healthy. But luck was not found as in august of 2015 the coral was dead with no return.
Researchers have found organisms that live on coral that can cure stuff like skin cancer, lymphoma and more. Still scientists says that this could be great for medical research. this is why corals are important.
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How to grow corals
The method that scientist mostly use is breaking off a fragment of coral and grow it in a nursery or a lab. It takes hundreds of years for coral to grow in general. Since 1950, coral reefs have strugged to survive. With scientists stepping in and taking action upon this matter, coral reefs might come back healthy.
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