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A coral fragment reattached using experimental plastic ties. The use of plasticties proved to be unsuccessful because the straps could not be tightened enoughto secure the corals. (Image credit: NOAA Restoration Center, Erik Zobrist)
Credit
NOAA Restoration Center, Erik Zobrist
Display Date
Summer, 1997
Location
Puerto Rico, Mona Island
Collection
Restoration
Damage Assessment Restoration Program (DARP)
Fortuna Reefer - Mona Island Emergency Coral Reef Restoration