News Animals Fake fog, ‘re-skinning’ and ‘sea-weeding’ could help coral reefs survive New methods to help reefs range from low-tech manual labor to high-tech artificial mist In their underwater nursery, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists grow corals for research and reef restoration. Mote pioneered the technique of “re-skinning” dead corals with tiny fragments of living corals, which grow quicker than larger chunks. Mote Marine Laboratory Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Darren Incorvaia October 30, 2023 at 9:00 am Erinn Muller should have reason to despair.