News of coral bleaching left scientists aghast and sent them on frenzy on how to save them. The grandson of oceanic explorer Jacques Cousteau, Fabien Cousteau, has seen the potential benefits of installing 3D printed corals in the oceans to save the reef and the ecosystem.
Japan's Sekiseishoko coral reef, one of the country's largest reefs and popular diving destinations is at least 70 percent dead according to an Environment Ministry survey. It was found out that the corals were bleached due to warm waters.