A wired fragment of Elkhorn coral, Acropora palmatta. Restoration experts predict that wire used in the restoration effort will be overgrown by new coral growth within a few years time.

Image ID: r0000739, NOAA's Restoration Center Collection
Location: Mona Island, Puerto Rico
Photo Date: Summer, 1997
Credit: NOAA Restoration Center, Erik Zobrist

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