This chunk of living Oculina varicosa, a fragile, branching deep water coral has been secured to a module made of concrete blocks. It will be lowered to the seafloor, where it is hoped that the coral will grow, eventually restoring the shelf edge reef habitat that is used by spawning grouper and other fish. (Photo Credit -- Christopher Koenig, NMFS, Florida State University)

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
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