coral restoration

Coral gardening efforts

Coral Restoration is one of the most important factors of our work. Using our custom designed coral nurseries, we scuba dive around the site looking for fragments of corals that are known as “corals of opportunity”.

These fragments would die without and solid substrate to fix on. We collect these fragments and give them a second chance by transplanting them on to our nurseries until they are big enough to move to the natural reef or one of our other underwater structures.

Coral Facts

* Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean but are home to 25% of marine species.
* Coral reefs are the largest biological structures on Earth.
* Coral reefs are the largest biological structures on Earth.
* Coral reefs may hold the keys to new medicines and treatments for humans.
* Coral reefs are under severe threat from climate change and human impacts.

 

 

Get involved

Take a Marine conservation course to get more in depth knowledge of coral restoration.

coral restoration video