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The reef surrounding Mona Island contains old growth stands of Elkhorn coral,Acropora palmatta

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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.

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