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Scientists transplant millions of coral 'babies' to save choked inshore sections of Great Barrier Reef

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Scientists are deploying millions of coral larvae on the Great Barrier Reef as part of an underwater war to combat algae choking parts of the World Heritage site.


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By Stergos Kastelloriou

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Scientists are deploying millions of coral larvae on the Great Barrier Reef as part of an underwater war to combat algae choking parts of the World Heritage site.


The problem is particularly bad on inshore reefs including Magnetic Island, about 8 kilometres off the coast of Townsville.


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