'Reef Stars' Promote New Growth in Bali's Dying Coral Ecosystem

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5 June 2021 09:23 WIB

Pariama Hutasoit, a 52-year-old coral reef conservationist, along with volunteers, cleans the coral nursery from algae in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, May 28, 2021. Using a snorkel and protective gloves, Pariama Hutasoit dives down into the clear waters off the Indonesian island of Bali to pull away plastic from a "reef star" installed by her conservation group to encourage new coral growth. REUTERS/Nyimas Laula

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Pariama Hutasoit, a 52-year-old coral reef conservationist, uses cable ties to attach a piece of coral into the structure known as Reef Star, which are steel rods coated with sand, at a coral reef garden in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, May 28, 2021. The Nusa Dua Foundation has installed almost 6,000 of the stars, hexagonal-shaped steel structures around a metre in diameter, in coral reefs across Bali. The stars bridge gaps in the reefs where coral has died, supporting regrowth. REUTERS/Nyimas Laula

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Fish swim at a coral reef garden in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, May 28, 2021. The Indonesian archipelago harbours more than 75% of the world's coral species, many of which are facing erosion and bleaching every year, according to the Coral Triangle Initiative, a transnational coral restoration project. REUTERS/Nyimas Laula

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Pariama Hutasoit, a 52-year-old coral reef conservationist (L), along with volunteers, pick up corals from a nursery to be planted using Reef Star, a steel rod structure coated with sand at a coral reef garden in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, May 28, 2021. Only just over half of Bali's coral reefs are considered to be in "good" condition with 30% in "poor" condition and the remaining 15% in "very poor" condition, according to a 2018 report by Bali's Marine and Fisheries Department. REUTERS/Nyimas Laula

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Pariama Hutasoit, a 52-year-old coral reef conservationist, maintains the coral reef installation known as Reef Star, a steel rod structure coated with sand, at a coral reef garden in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, May 28, 2021. REUTERS/Nyimas Laula

4 Juni 2021 00:00 WIB

Fish swim at a coral reef garden in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, May 28, 2021. REUTERS/Nyimas Laula

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