{"id":2614,"date":"2022-07-07T19:21:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T23:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mote.org\/?p=2614"},"modified":"2024-02-15T19:33:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T00:33:01","slug":"celebrating-a-coral-restoration-star-clayton-pelkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mote.org\/news\/celebrating-a-coral-restoration-star-clayton-pelkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating a coral restoration star: Clayton Pelkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mote Marine Laboratory&#8217;s coral research team is proud to share that\u00a0Clayton\u00a0Pelkey\u2014a Mote staff biologist with autism who excels in coral restoration work\u2014was featured recently in the video series &#8220;A Decade of U,&#8221; created by employU.\u00a0EmployU is a nonprofit disability employment service creating an inclusive workforce for people with disabilities through education, empowerment and advocacy.<\/p>\n<p>Pelkey&#8217;s passion, intelligence and hard work have strengthened our science and conservation mission at Mote&#8217;s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research &amp; Restoration on Summerland Key. 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