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The Guardian - AU
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Sera Sefeti in Fiji

Art’s new wave: Fiji turns to underwater sculptures to restore its bleached reefs

An aerial view of the a ‘sculptural coral bank’ off Nacula Island in Yasawa, Fiji.
An aerial view of the a ‘sculptural coral bank’ off Nacula Island in Yasawa, Fiji. Photograph: Counting Corals

In the turquoise waters of Nacula Island, Fiji, steel sculptures sit on the seafloor, adorned with coral. The artworks are part of a pioneering conservation effort to help grow and restore coral reefs as they face the threat of bleaching due to warmer seas.

The installation, built of marine-grade stainless steel to withstand saltwater corrosion, consists of 137 structures and houses 30 different species of coral. It is designed to rehabilitate coral and to collect genetic material from the organisms that could help develop more climate-resistant varieties.

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