This is the first project where we started to keep these corals with a known origin. As we know exactly where they're coming from, they have the potential to be placed back into the wild... It's among several projects worldwide seeking to address the decline of coral reef populations, which are suffering from bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures.
The World Coral Conservatory hopes to create a bank of corals in aquariums across Europe that could be used to repopulate wild coral reefs if they succumb to the stress of climate change or pollution... Each diver held up a coral one that resembled a large mushroom, the other a decorative cookie to be photographed by reporters before placing them on a ledge near the center of the 8-million-liter (2.1-million-gallon) tank.
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