For years, Nova Southeastern University researchers have been working with their colleagues on an ambitious project to save at-risk corals. Florida’s coral reefs are currently experiencing Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), a multi-year, disease-related mortality event that has resulted in massive die-offs in multiple coral species. The rescue project, affectionately called the “Noah’s Ark” project by some, used NSU’s on-shore coral nursery at its Ocean Campus to temporarily house threatened corals taken from various reefs until the threat subsided, at which time the corals could be replanted.
As that project has progressed, NSU is now making its coral nursery available for other similar projects. That means more corals are getting the chance to enjoy NSU’s “hospitality” as researchers work to make the facilities as useful as possible for broader restoration efforts. And those efforts have garnered media attention, with some of the most recent stories listed below”
