The veterans and institute staff planted 1,040 stony corals from six different species at a reef. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KEY WEST, United States – Mr Billy Costello walks the deck of a ship wearing his scuba gear and fins, as well as a prosthetic right leg, before dropping into the sea.
Since 2011, the lab and the non-profit Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge have teamed up for a week annually to help restore coral reefs, a key ecosystem for marine life.In 2011, as he passed along a road in Afghanistan, a bomb exploded, ruining his right leg. In the following months, he learnt about CWVC and joined its activities.
“I have climbed mountains with them, and I have scuba dived to the depths of the ocean,” Mr Costello told AFP. “Now they’re on a new mission with our laboratory to restore these coral reefs that are the rainforests of the sea.”Innovative coral The divers grab wire brushes, scraping areas of the reef clean of algae and debris, and coat them with epoxy resin. Then they carefully take the coral pieces and glue them on.
A total of 31 veterans were joined by six divers from the Mote Marine Laboratory to render their services planting coral reefs. PHOTO: AFP
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