What if protecting coral reefs means growing them on land?

A coral farm in the Bahamas is proving that the most efficient way to restore coral reefs may be growing them on land.Coral Vita is a reef restoration project which grows corals using microfragmentation — the process of cutting corals into small pieces and positioning them near each other to trigger a natural healing and accelerate the rapid growth of coral tissue. While on the farm, corals are also exposed to managed stress such as water warming or acidification, to help cultivate their r