Scientists to use solar energy to regenerate locally extinct corals
8 years ago

Scientists to use solar energy to regenerate locally extinct corals

Hindustan Times  

Marine scientists will use solar energy for the first time in India to regenerate corals that become extinct from the Gulf of Kutch off the Gujarat coast thousands of years ago. Coral reefs are like underwater gardens and one of the most diverse ecosystems on earth providing food and shelter to millions of species. One such technique, popularly called biorock, has helped scientists in many countries to conserve and protect coral reefs also known as underwater gardens. “Divers would attach fragments and twigs of corals brought from other reefs like Gulf of Mannar to the steel structure.

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Scientists set up India’s first solar-powered Biorock to conserve endangered corals
5 years, 2 months ago

Scientists set up India’s first solar-powered Biorock to conserve endangered corals

Hindustan Times  

Marine scientists from the Zoological Survey of India have installed the country’s first solar-powered Biorock in the Gulf of Kutch off the Gujarat coast to regenerate endangered corals. “This helps corals to regenerate and grow on the steel structures that could be of any shape from a simple arch to a statue or a motorcycle,” he said. Goreau along with …

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