UM Project Seeks To Restore Coral Reefs, Prevent Beach Erosion

By Jacqueline Quynh, CBS Miami

March 6, 2023

MIAMI - A first-of-its-kind project by the University of Miami is underway to bring back coral reefs to South Florida's shoreline.

It sits about 750 feet away from the shoreline near Oceanside Park in Miami Beach. That's where two ECOREEF units have been positioned.

"If we want to protect these coastlines quickly, we can't just rely on coral restoration we can't just plant corals out off the coast of Miami Beach because it'll take decades," Andrew Baker, Professor of Marine Biology at UM's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.

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