Cryomesh Technology to Freeze Corals
Recently, scientists working on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef successfully tested a new method for freezing and storing coral larvae. This new method could eventually help rewild reefs threatened by climate change.
Need for Freezing Corals
- Scientists have been trying to protect coral reefs as rising ocean temperatures destabilise delicate ocean ecosystems.
- The Great Barrier Reef has suffered four bleaching events in the last seven years including the first ever bleach during a La Nina phenomenon, which typically brings cooler temperatures.
About Cryomesh
- In the recent lab trial, the world's first with Great Barrier Reef coral, scientists used the cryomesh to ....
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