When Time Turns The Tide : off the shores of the tropical sea, scientists from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu are restoring coral reefs with a Swiss watchmaker putting time where the heart is

Abstract

Under the turquoise shallows off Pulau Bidong, divers hover above the seabed, fastening fragments of living coral to carefully engineered structures. Their movements are patient, almost meditative -- a quiet act of restoration in a sea that has seen too much change.