Around 84 species of coral are found in Hong Kong’s waters, more diverse than those found in the Caribbean Sea.
“3D printing allows us to customise a tile or a solution for any type of environment and I think that’s the real potential that the technology brings,” said David Baker who led development of the technology.
Tiles carrying 400 coral fragments have been laid on a 40 square-metre (430 square-foot) section of sea floor in the Hoi Ha Wan marine park.
“The corals now on the tiles definitely survive better than the traditional way of transplantation,” said Virko Yu, putting the success rate at around 90 percent.
Links:
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kongs-fragile-coral-reefs-boosted-by-3d-printing
https://today.rtl.lu/news/science-and-environment/a/1691217.html