Re-growing the Great Barrier Reef, one coral at a time

On a tropical island, halfway between Australia's Great Barrier Reef and the north Queensland city of Cairns, researchers and members of the tourism industry are joining forces in an attempt to grow healthy corals to restore the world-famous reef.In a process colloquially referred to as "coral gardening," researchers and volunteers with the Reef Restoration Foundation, a nonprofit social enterprise, take cuttings from corals in the reef surrounding Fitzroy Island, and hang them from plastic underwater frames called "trees" to promote quick growth.In the seven months since the first cuttings…READ FULL ARTICLE