Sun Sentinel

South Florida researchers use biodegradable straws to keep fish from eating new coral

FORT LAUDERDALE — South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the ...
NBC 6 South Florida

Here's how South Florida researchers are using boba straws to protect baby corals

South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the rainforest of the sea.
WLRN

Can 3D-printed, biodegradable, plastic cages help protect Florida's coral from predators?

Vulnerable, young corals in Florida's reef are being protected with biodegradable, 3D-printed cages in an effort to prevent lab-grown coral from being eaten by natural predators at sea. Keri O'Neil, ...
BusinessMirror

Save reef fishes by saving coral reefs

Coral bleaching has been occurring worldwide, posing a significant threat to marine biodiversity. Worse, there is the unabated hunting of herbivore fishes, such as parrotfish, surgeonfish, grass carp, ...
NBC Bay Area

Here's how Florida researchers are using biodegradable boba straws to protect baby corals

South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the rainforest of the sea.