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SUMMERLAND KEY – Dr. David Vaughan, one of the scientists who pioneered the technique of microfragmentation as a way to reduce the time it takes to rebuild coral reefs, always said he wanted to plant a million corals before he retired.
The 67-year-old scientist, who began part-time as director at Mote Marine Laboratory’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research and Restoration in 2018, ultimately retired that year to start the nonprofit Plant a Million Corals Foundation.
The week surrounding Earth Day 2021 marked the limited release of “Active Coral Restoration: Techniques for a Changing Planet,” a book he edited and co-wrote with dozens of contributing authors.
Sarah Fangman, superintendent of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Dr. Scott Winters, CEO of the Coral Restoration Foundation, and Dr. Michael Crosby, president & CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, headed a teleconference April 20 announcing the first phase of the $100 million Mission Iconic Reefs project.
They unveiled the first phase of that 20-year mission – planting 60,000 pieces of elkhorn and staghorn coral over a nine-acre area in Eastern Dry Rocks, one of the seven iconic reefs.
Crosby and Mote – the nonprofit research organization that shepherded the process of microfragmentation to speed reef restoration – appeared both on Good Morning America and in the May issue of National Geographic.
SUMMERLAND KEY – Dr. David Vaughan, one of the scientists who pioneered the technique of microfragmentation as a way to reduce the time it takes to rebuild coral reefs, always said he wanted to plant a million corals before he retired.
The 67-year-old scientist, who began part-time as director at Mote Marine Laboratory’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research and Restoration in 2018, ultimately retired that year to start the nonprofit Plant a Million Corals Foundation.
The week surrounding Earth Day 2021 marked the limited release of “Active Coral Restoration: Techniques for a Changing Planet,” a book he edited and co-wrote with dozens of contributing authors.