According to the "Central News Agency" on August 27, the research team of the Florida Aquarium Conservation Center in the United States recently successfully spawned endangered Atlantic column corals in a laboratory simulation environment for the first time in a simulated laboratory by artificial induction. It is reported that this technological development could eventually avoid the extinction of large areas of coral reefs off the coast of Florida.
Image credit: Florida Aquarium Conservation Center social media screenshot.
Whittl, director of conservation at florida aquarium conservation centers, reportedly said, "This is a shocking breakthrough." In a laboratory environment set up in a greenhouse for more than a year, we have allowed Atlantic corals to spawn for the first time. ”
"The Horneman Museum in London has artificially bred Pacific corals in the past, but has never bred Atlantic corals," he said. The Atlantic Column corals, which we artificially induce spawning, are highly endangered species. ”
The Florida Aquarium and the Honeyman Museum reportedly began collaborating in 2015 to develop artificially induced reproduction techniques.
The research team simulated the natural environmental conditions under which Atlantic Column corals grow, including sunrise, sunset, moon phases, water temperature and water quality, and then successfully induced Atlantic Column corals to spawn.
Coral conditions in Florida's waters are deteriorating rapidly due to climate change and the impact of destructive tissue diseases in Florida waters in 2014.
Scientists hope to use this technology to breed healthy corals and bring coral reefs off Florida's waters back to life.
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