By WFLA Tampa, FL
Hurricane Maria ripped through Puerto Rico. Coral reefs on the island were shattered by the storm. Force blue is a nonprofit made up of special operations combat veterans that use their diving skills to restore and preserve the oceans around the globe.
By LifeFlip Media
They protected our country with their lives. Now, these special ops veterans are on a new mission: restore decimated coral reefs across the planet, and in the process, heal themselves.
By NOAA
A team of military veterans is putting their hard-earned skills toward a different challenge: Restoring damaged corals in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. Divers from Force Blue — in partnership with NOAA, Sea Ventures Incorporated, the Ocean Conservancy and many others — recently kicked off off a two-month mission to stabilize and perform emergency restoration on coral damaged off the coast of Puerto Rico during last year’s hurricanes.
By NOAA Fisheries
A partnership between NOAA, FEMA, nonprofits and a local enterprise is one of many engaging military veterans and restoring important ecosystems—this time helping revive coral reefs in the Caribbean.