Great Barrier Reef starts to recover after severe coral bleaching

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Optimism is rising among scientists that parts of the Great Barrier Reef that were severely bleached over the past two years are making a recovery.

Scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science this month surveyed 14 coral reefs between Cairns and Townsville to see how they fared after being bleached.

The institute's Neil Cantin said they were surprised to find the coral had already started to reproduce.


"We're finding corals that are showing early signs of reproductive development, really visible eggs that we can see under the naked eye," Dr Cantin said.

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-29/coral-regeneration-raises-hopes-for-great-barrier-reef-recovery/9001518

[mahina]

1. Thank you for posting this.

I'll take hope where I can find it.

Mahalo.