Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve Celebrates First Coral Nursery
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Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve Celebrates First Coral Nursery
MSC Cruises is excited to share that the brand’s private island, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve was featured on NBC’s TODAY Show this morning in celebration of the successful beginning of its first coral nursery in the Bahamas in conjunction with the MSC Foundation.
MSC Foundation established the Super Coral Program as part of Ocean Cay’s focus on sustainability. The program’s goal is to reverse the worldwide decline in coral populations, and it involves growing sample specimens on so-called “coral trees” just under the surface of the protected waters surrounding the island. Coral trees are grouped into a nursery where researchers monitor specimens of critically-endangered species to determine how they cope with ocean conditions—in hopes of saving existing coral populations and ultimately re-growing coral that is strong enough to withstand the stresses of climate change.
As featured in the segment, several of the trees in these coral nurseries are now filled with coral and showing promising results. Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve and MSC Foundation plan to expand these coral nurseries to 13 trees in 2023, which can produce over 1,100 coral fragments per year.
MSC Cruises is thrilled that viewers had the chance to learn about the brand’s commitment to sustainability this morning and is looking forward to welcoming many more first-time visitors to Ocean Cay to experience the island first-hand.
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