Ken Nedimyer Named a CNN Hero

inwall75 · Mar 2, 2012

Key Largo, Florida (CNN) -- It was more than 40 years ago, but Ken Nedimyer still remembers the first time he went diving in the Florida Keys.
"It was just the most magical place I'd ever been to," said Nedimyer, 56. "The coral reefs were so pretty. So many fish and so many neat things to see."
Nedimyer became a commercial fisherman and tropical fish collector, working in the ocean nearly every day of the year. But by the mid-1980s, he noticed a troubling trend.
Two of the region's most important corals, staghorn and elkhorn, were in drastic decline. The corals -- tiny, stationary marine animals that make up the reefs -- were dying because of many reasons, including climate change, pollution and overfishing, experts said.
Today, they're on the endangered species list.
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More on the link as well as a nice video

Florida group rebuilds vital coral reefs - CNN.com

SeminoleB · Mar 2, 2012

Nice find! On a trip to Largo I dove Molassas reef and came across an area where they had placed new frags on the reef. They are marked with a small tag post. We were told of the new propogation areas. I think that this is a huge step in our responsability to look after future generation's ability to appreciate things that we often take for granted! Thanks for posting!

SwimsWithFish · Mar 4, 2012

i saw this on can. awesome

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