An Underwater Nursery

Off the coast of Fiji a group of biologist have setup an underwater nursery growing coral to rejuvenate the reefs.

BBC-South Pacific Episode 6

The project has had phenomenal results, turning one coral finger into fifty or more in just two years. The 'coral gardeners' tend the reef looking for corals that are too clustered together and uproot as to prevent them from dying, then move the coral to a new place or break it down into fingers and grow new coral heads from scratch.

Coral Reefs throughout the world are severely damaged due to being crushed by a vessel's hull, pollution, coral mining, overfishing, climate change or fishing with dynamite. The efforts of the biologist are making a huge difference, however it maybe the education taught to the local fishermen that proves far greater significants to the longevity of the coral reefs.