US Navy launches plan to return Pearl Harbor's pest-infested waters to its former glory: 'An absolute … emergency'

US Navy launches plan to return Pearl Harbor's pest-infested waters to its former glory: 'An absolute … emergency'

This invasive coral is wreaking havoc on Pearl Harbor, but a new method might just remove it. Over 80 acres of water at Pearl Harbor, which is in O'ahu, Hawai'i, are infested with an invasive species of coral. Unomia stolonifera is a soft coral; unlike hard coral, which has a strong, calcium skeleton, soft coral is jelly-like and usually spreads more quickly. According to Hawai'i Public Radio, experts believe the coral was introduced when "aquar…