There were more professionals here and hardly any hobbyists, so their conversations went into considerable depth.
As they chatted, they somehow got onto the subject of marine debris, then coral.
Lu Ao paused, taking the opportunity to join in. "I met a professor today who was also talking to me about protecting coral reef ecosystems."
"What? Could that professor be a fraud? We haven't heard of any professor coming here recently to work on coral reef conservation."
"He's a professor from Huaxia University of Science and Technology. He sounded pretty credible. His name is Huang Ningna. Have any of you heard of him?"
As soon as Lu Ao gave the name, someone quickly spoke with respect. "I know that professor. He really has been involved in marine conservation for years. A lot of projects are too difficult to produce results and can't get funding, so he pays for them out of his own pocket."
Lu Ao asked, "So this professor is pretty reliable?"
"Personally, I think he's quite reliable, but I don't know the specifics."
Lu Ao nodded.
The people nearby became interested after hearing this. "What is Professor Huang planning to do lately? If there's anything we can help with, we can lend a hand."
"He wants to plant coral and collect samples while he's at it."
"Planting coral isn't easy."
Lu Ao knew nothing about it. Hearing this, he looked up at the speaker, signaling for him to continue.
The young man sitting in the corner said, "Coral generally grows in shallow waters, you know that, right?"
"Mm." Lu Ao said, "Since it grows in shallow water, wouldn't that make it easier to plant?"
"Not really. Our coral reef conservation work is mainly carried out at depths of around forty to sixty meters. I don't know about elsewhere,