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reduce fishing overall. what we need is the coral reefs to still be there because sharks need habitat. shacks are important for corals and corals are important for sharks. around the globe, unfortunately, we are seeing coral reefs degrade. in florida we have lost 90 to 95% of the living coral. we are in the florida keys at the elizabeth moore international center for coral reef research and restoration. it s the largest land-based coral reef in the united states at the moment. the corals are grown in a farm setting and then moved into an offshore nursery and then ultimately all of those corals are outplanted directly on the reef. to date, they have planted over 210,000 fragments of coral on florida s coral reef. i am confident we have the capability of recovering those so they are there to support our

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