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Large-scale transplant of coral
Large-scale transplant of coral In Jamaica, between August 2009 and April 2010, coral was transplanted as part of the development of the Falmouth Cruise Ship Terminal. The ecological challenge
One of the requirements of the National Environmental Protection Agency was the movement of the coral threatened by the work. Before the entrance channel to the port could be deepened, 24 different types of hard coral had to be transplanted: 150,000