GROWING FASTER THAN ANYONE THOUGHT POSSIBLE.
ANYONE THOUGHT POSSIBLE. KERRY SANDERS HAS THE
POSSIBLE. KERRY SANDERS HAS THE REPORT FROM THE WATERS
KERRY SANDERS HAS THE REPORT FROM THE WATERS OFF FLORIDA.
REPORT FROM THE WATERS OFF FLORIDA. >> Reporter: FIVE TO
OFF FLORIDA. >> Reporter: FIVE TO SEVEN DAYS AFTER A
>> Reporter: FIVE TO SEVEN DAYS AFTER A SUMMER’S FULL MOON.
SEVEN DAYS AFTER A SUMMER’S FULL MOON. ONE OF THE RAREST
SUMMER’S FULL MOON. ONE OF THE RAREST EVENTS IN THE OCEAN
ONE OF THE RAREST EVENTS IN THE OCEAN UNFOLDS.
EVENTS IN THE OCEAN UNFOLDS. MARINE BIOLOGISTS
UNFOLDS. MARINE BIOLOGISTS DON’T KNOW HOW THE
MARINE BIOLOGISTS DON’T KNOW HOW THE MOON TRIGGERS CORAL TO
DON’T KNOW HOW THE MOON TRIGGERS CORAL TO SPAWN.
MOON TRIGGERS CORAL TO SPAWN. SCIENTISTS SAY THIS
SPAWN. SCIENTISTS SAY THIS RARELY PHOTOGRAPHED
SCIENTISTS SAY THIS RARELY PHOTOGRAPHED EVENT IS NO LONGER
RARELY PHOTOGRAPHED EVENT IS NO LONGER ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN
EVENT IS NO LONGER ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN HEALTHY CORAL REEFS.
ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN HEALTHY CORAL REEFS. NOW AN ACCIDENTAL
HEALTHY CORAL REEFS. NOW AN ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERY IS OFFERING
NOW AN ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERY IS OFFERING HOPE.
DISCOVERY IS OFFERING HOPE. A HALF MILE OFF KEY
HOPE. A HALF MILE OFF KEY WEST.
A HALF MILE OFF KEY WEST. 10 FEET DOWN IN THE
WEST. 10 FEET DOWN IN THE ATLANTIC.
10 FEET DOWN IN THE ATLANTIC. MARINE BIOLOGIST JOEY
ATLANTIC. MARINE BIOLOGIST JOEY MANDERO.
MARINE BIOLOGIST JOEY MANDERO. CORALS THAT ONLY GROW
MANDERO. CORALS THAT ONLY GROW A MILLIMETER A YEAR,
CORALS THAT ONLY GROW A MILLIMETER A YEAR, CAN BE TRIPPED TO GROW
A MILLIMETER A YEAR, CAN BE TRIPPED TO GROW 500 TIMES FASTER.
CAN BE TRIPPED TO GROW 500 TIMES FASTER. >> HOW EXCITED ARE YOU
500 TIMES FASTER. >> HOW EXCITED ARE YOU TO SEE WHAT WAS ONCE
>> HOW EXCITED ARE YOU TO SEE WHAT WAS ONCE IMPOSSIBLE NOW
TO SEE WHAT WAS ONCE IMPOSSIBLE NOW POSSIBLE.
IMPOSSIBLE NOW POSSIBLE. >> ECSTATIC.
POSSIBLE. >> ECSTATIC. >> CORAL’S AMONG THE
>> ECSTATIC. >> CORAL’S AMONG THE SLOWEST ANIMALS ON
>> CORAL’S AMONG THE SLOWEST ANIMALS ON EARTH ARE DYING AT AN
SLOWEST ANIMALS ON EARTH ARE DYING AT AN ALARMING RATE.
EARTH ARE DYING AT AN ALARMING RATE. TURNING WHITE AS OCEAN
ALARMING RATE. TURNING WHITE AS OCEAN TEMPERATURES RISE.
TURNING WHITE AS OCEAN TEMPERATURES RISE. SCIENTISTS ARE GROWING
TEMPERATURES RISE. SCIENTISTS ARE GROWING CORALS RESISTANT TO
SCIENTISTS ARE GROWING CORALS RESISTANT TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
CORALS RESISTANT TO CLIMATE CHANGE. >> IT’S JUST --
CLIMATE CHANGE. >> IT’S JUST -- >> LIKE THIS RIGHT
>> IT’S JUST -- >> LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW?
>> LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW? >> CORRECT.
NOW? >> CORRECT. JUST LIKE THAT.
>> CORRECT. JUST LIKE THAT. >> LIKE MAGNETS, THESE
JUST LIKE THAT. >> LIKE MAGNETS, THESE SMALL CORALS GROW
>> LIKE MAGNETS, THESE SMALL CORALS GROW TOWARD EACH OTHER AND
SMALL CORALS GROW TOWARD EACH OTHER AND UNIFY.
TOWARD EACH OTHER AND UNIFY. NO ONE KNEW THAT WOULD
UNIFY. NO ONE KNEW THAT WOULD HAPPEN UNTIL SOME
NO ONE KNEW THAT WOULD HAPPEN UNTIL SOME FRAGMENTS OF CUT
HAPPEN UNTIL SOME FRAGMENTS OF CUT CORALS FELL TO THE
FRAGMENTS OF CUT CORALS FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK.
CORALS FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. >> HERE’S A SMALL ONE
BOTTOM OF THE TANK. >> HERE’S A SMALL ONE THAT WAS JUST PLANTED.
>> HERE’S A SMALL ONE THAT WAS JUST PLANTED. >> SCIENTISTS
THAT WAS JUST PLANTED. >> SCIENTISTS DISCOVERED THOSE
>> SCIENTISTS DISCOVERED THOSE FLECKS OF CORAL WERE
DISCOVERED THOSE FLECKS OF CORAL WERE UNEXPECTEDLY SUPER
FLECKS OF CORAL WERE UNEXPECTEDLY SUPER CHARGED AFTER THE
UNEXPECTEDLY SUPER CHARGED AFTER THE TRAUMA OF BEING CUT.
CHARGED AFTER THE TRAUMA OF BEING CUT. >> THAT WAS A EUREKA
TRAUMA OF BEING CUT. >> THAT WAS A EUREKA MOMENT.
>> THAT WAS A EUREKA MOMENT. >> IT IS WHAT THE NEW
MOMENT. >> IT IS WHAT THE NEW YORK TIMES CALLED MY
>> IT IS WHAT THE NEW YORK TIMES CALLED MY EUREKA MISTAKE.
YORK TIMES CALLED MY EUREKA MISTAKE. >> WHY PROTECT REEFS?
EUREKA MISTAKE. >> WHY PROTECT REEFS? >> THEY HELP PROVIDE
>> WHY PROTECT REEFS? >> THEY HELP PROVIDE 70% OF THE OXYGEN WE
>> THEY HELP PROVIDE 70% OF THE OXYGEN WE BREATHE.
70% OF THE OXYGEN WE BREATHE. SUPPORT A QUARTER OF
BREATHE. SUPPORT A QUARTER OF ALL AQUATIC LIFE AND
SUPPORT A QUARTER OF ALL AQUATIC LIFE AND PROVIDE A BUFFER
ALL AQUATIC LIFE AND PROVIDE A BUFFER AGAINST COASTAL
PROVIDE A BUFFER AGAINST COASTAL EROSION.
AGAINST COASTAL EROSION. >> AFTER PLANTING THE
EROSION. >> AFTER PLANTING THE NEXT STEP, UP TO
>> AFTER PLANTING THE NEXT STEP, UP TO MOTHER NATURE.
NEXT STEP, UP TO MOTHER NATURE. >> IN ABOUT TWO YEARS,
MOTHER NATURE. >> IN ABOUT TWO YEARS, THEY START TO SPAWN.
>> IN ABOUT TWO YEARS, THEY START TO SPAWN. THAT’S A SIGN THAT
THEY START TO SPAWN. THAT’S A SIGN THAT THEY’RE REALLY REALLY
THAT’S A SIGN THAT THEY’RE REALLY REALLY HEALTHY, THEY WOULDN’T
THEY’RE REALLY REALLY HEALTHY, THEY WOULDN’T REPRODUCE IF THEY WERE
HEALTHY, THEY WOULDN’T REPRODUCE IF THEY WERE STRESSED.
