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National government starts coral transplantation, ignores authorization conditions from OPG

National government starts coral transplantation, ignores authorization conditions from OPG

July 30, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

On July 29 the Okinawa Defense Bureau (ODB) started work on transplanting approximately 40,000 coral colonies consisting of various varieties of coral as part of Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) construction in Henoko, Nago City after receiving authorization for the transplantation from the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) on July 28. The OPG granted authorization under conditions such as avoiding transplanting during high-temperature periods...