As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican Republic
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Michael del Rosario, environmental education coordinator at Fundemar, shows a piece of ceramic with corals growing on it in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)Ariel Alvarez, research assistant at Fundemar, pours a protein mixture to feed the corals located in the laboratory in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)Alido Luis Bez, left, accompanied by his father Alido Luis Brito leave the port for a day of artisanal fishing in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)Alido Luis Bez casts a net from his boat to catch sardines as bait in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)Sardines, caught for bait, sit in a net on a boat in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)A blue runner hangs on a line in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)Boats maneuver off the coast of Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)Diploria labyrinthiformis, a type of coral, grows at the Fundemar coral nursery in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)Michael del Rosario, environmental education coordinator at Fundemar, holds ceramic pieces with corals growing on it in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)Michael del Rosario, environmental education coordinator at Fundemar, checks the Acropora palmata or elkhorn coral nursery in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)Fish swim in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)Estefany Vargas, laboratory coordinator at Fundemar, conducts observations and takes measurements on the physical state of corals in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)Estefany Vargas, laboratory coordinator at Fundemar, conducts observations and takes measurements on the physical state of corals in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)A microscopic view of brain corals is displayed, visible under ultraviolet light as they grow on a piece of ceramic, at Fundemar's laboratory in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)
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Michael del Rosario, environmental education coordinator at Fundemar, shows a piece of ceramic with corals growing on it in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)