Saving corals for a living – Prof David to the rescue

The world’s coral reefs are dying. That’s probably not new to you. Let’s start on a slightly more positive note. My guest has committed his career to providing hope and saving our reefs. He has worked on corals all over the world and will tell us what the situation is really like and what he is doing to stop corals from dying.

Boiling Point host Cat chats with coral researcher Prof David Suggett from the University of Technology Sydney, and David saves coral reefs for a living.

Coral fragments grown on suspended nurseries at Opal Reef off Port Douglas. Image supplied by Calypso Productions

Jenny Edmondson and Prof David Suggett tend to coral nurseries off Opal Reef. Image supplied by Calypso Productions

The world’s coral reefs are under threat. Corals that cannot deal with high temperatures die, others that can deal with it better have a better chance to survive and even thrive. In the end our reefs might be slightly more resilient than we thought.