University of Hawaii: Coral Cryopreservation for Breeding Key to Survival
September 09, 2021
September 09, 2021
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
Flash-frozen sperm collected from corals in Florida and Puerto Rico was used to fertilize coral eggs from hundreds of miles away in CuraCao. The juvenile corals raised from this trans-Caribbean coupling demonstrate the reproductive compatibility of coral colonies that would otherwise be too far apart to produce offspring in the wild and they represent the largest wildlife population eve . . .
Flash-frozen sperm collected from corals in Florida and Puerto Rico was used to fertilize coral eggs from hundreds of miles away in CuraCao. The juvenile corals raised from this trans-Caribbean coupling demonstrate the reproductive compatibility of coral colonies that would otherwise be too far apart to produce offspring in the wild and they represent the largest wildlife population eve . . .