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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.

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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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