Restoration Continues at Grounding Site
Restoration activities continue at the Adaro grounding site in the
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The Adaro, a 68-ft sport fishing vessel, went hard aground at Grecian Rocks reef in August 2003, creating twin trenches across the reef crest. The restoration work consists primarily of backfilling the trenches with a combination of quarried limestone rock, cement, and reef salvaged from the grounding site. Once the structural repair is completed, the 800 colonies of living hard and soft corals that were dislodged by the grounding will be reattached to the stabilized substrate.
Restoration Continues at Grounding Site
Restoration activities continue at the Adaro grounding site in the
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The Adaro, a 68-ft sport fishing vessel, went hard aground at Grecian Rocks reef in August 2003, creating twin trenches across the reef crest. The restoration work consists primarily of backfilling the trenches with a combination of quarried limestone rock, cement, and reef salvaged from the grounding site. Once the structural repair is completed, the 800 colonies of living hard and soft corals that were dislodged by the grounding will be reattached to the stabilized substrate.
