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![The reef surrounding Mona Island contains old growth stands of Elkhorn coral,Acropora palmatta r0000725.jpg The reef surrounding Mona Island contains old growth stands of Elkhorn coral,Acropora palmatta](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_r0000725.jpg?itok=DMrz1kO6)
Description
The reef surrounding Mona Island contains old growth stands of Elkhorn coral,Acropora palmatta. This photograph shows an Elkhorn coral damaged by the shipgrounding and, later, by the removal of the ship from the reef. (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