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A wider view: Conservation aquaculture anchors coral reef restoration « Global Aquaculture Advocate – aquaculturealliance.org
Half a billion people depend on coral reefs for food, income, coastal protection and more. The need to protect and restore their biodiversity is urgent.
Aquaculture plays different roles in coral culture
SECOREs floating coral kindergarten filled with different designs of coral seeding units. Photo ©Paul A. Selvaggio/PghZoo/SECORE.
Coral reefs are not just spectacularly beautiful underwater ecosystems they also play an outsized role in supporting ocean health and economies. Covering less than 1 percent of the sea floor, coral reefs are critical habitat for an estimated 25 percent of all marine species. As a result, fisheries benefit directly from…
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