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Innovative US farming saves coral reefs
New project in Florida Keys restores vital organisms in world's largest reef restoration programme.
Last Modified: 12 Jul 2012 13:11

A new method of farming coral could save reefs from damage of pollution, climate change, and storms.

Coral reefs, one of the world's oldest ecosystem, face a consant threat of destruction or degradation, but a new project aims to replace and restore the vital organisms.

Al Jazeera's Andy Gallacher reports from the world's largest reef restoration programme in the Florida Keys.

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