Keywords: coral coral reef coralreef underwater diver scientist ocean coral restoration coralrestoration office of response and restoration officeofresponseandrestoration noaa nos national ocean service nationaloceanservice hawaii hawaii coral hawaiicoral m/v vogetrader mvvogetrader texture water abstract Loose corals are relocated in a safe area outside the rubble removal site, where the ship and response activities impacted the reef. Background: Emergency coral restoration is underway just outside the entrance to Hawaii’s Kalaeloa Harbor. NOAA and partners are working with the owners of the cargo vessel M/V VogeTrader to repair corals that were injured when the vessel accidentally lodged itself onto the reef one morning in 2010. (Original source and more information: NOAA Office of Response and Restoration Website) Loose corals are relocated in a safe area outside the rubble removal site, where the ship and response activities impacted the reef. Background: Emergency coral restoration is underway just outside the entrance to Hawaii’s Kalaeloa Harbor. NOAA and partners are working with the owners of the cargo vessel M/V VogeTrader to repair corals that were injured when the vessel accidentally lodged itself onto the reef one morning in 2010. (Original source and more information: NOAA Office of Response and Restoration Website) |