Mauritius rethinks coral restoration as reefs suffer from another mass bleaching

Mauritius rethinks coral restoration as reefs suffer from another mass bleaching

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius — Seeing coral reefs can color one’s monochrome view of the ocean forever. In the pink of health — and red, blue, green and purple — corals resemble underwater fireworks, forming glorious landscapes pulsating with marine life. But the latest episode of mass coral bleaching, starting in 2023 and stretching into 2025, has left much of the coral world gasping for life. Mass bleaching occurs when an oceanic heat wave sweeps acr…