Posts Tagged ‘coral reef restoration’
New Reef Rescue Tactics for Bleached Reefs in the Maldives
A new approach to coral nurseries in the Maldives: the first step to rejuvenating reefs damaged by the catastrophic 2016 bleaching event
“Not Dead Yet”: A Conservation Scientist’s Take on the World’s Reefs
Dr. Les Kaufman, a well-known coral reef conservation expert, weighs in on the Great Barrier Reef’s recent “obituary”.
Video: Diving Okinawa; Coral Reefs & Mariculture Surprise
Okinawa, Japan is known for its great diving and lush coral reefs. There were tons of corals and fish, but I was surprised to see a huge field of Acropora that was all maricultured. It felt like I was diving in an incredible frag tank.
VIDEO: Coral Restoration Nursery Opens on Oahu
Hawaii’s Coral Restoration Nursery is able to grow small fragments of a coral colony, recombine them into large colonies, and then transplant them in a fraction of the time it takes these corals to grow naturally.
Matt Pedersen says:
Some addtional updates: Bocas Mariculture reports the successful cultivation of Serranus flaviventris, which didn't make it onto the list, and two accomplishments initially attributed to Bocas were in fact reported by Till Deuss from earlier when he was working with Biota Palau, so these have been attributed to the Biota Group with date information.Matt Pedersen says:
It's been brought to my attention that we overlooked the first breeding of Corythoichthys conspicillatus by Pholium Mariculture in the UK, which occurred in 2022. And thus, the first addition to the next list is already known!CORAL Magazine’s Captive-Bred Marine Fish Species List for says:
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