Engineering Coral Seeding — How Technology Enables Large-scale Reef Restoration

Описание: Coral seeding meets coral fragmentation – taking restoration to the next level!

When growing coral to restore reefs, not only time is pressing, but also the extension of the area that needs to be enhanced. We urgently need to close the gap to scale when it comes to coral restoration. And SECORE is doing just that.

The idea behind the Multi-Colony Collector is to collect from many coral colonies at once during annual spawning events, hence, the name Multi-Colony Collector. The version tested here is a bulk collector collecting from staghorn coral thickets (Acropora cervicornis) that have been planted by our implementation partners ‪@reefrenewalfoundationbonai2786‬. We’ve developed another prototype called Coral-Tree-Nursery Collector, which harvests coral spawn of tree nurseries. The idea is to make coral seeding – coral restoration and enhancement – more efficient and thus applicable for a large-scale implementation: fewer divers can collect more spawn. Additionally, resources such as nurseries for fragmentation or planted areas can support coral restoration, i.e., raising corals from wild-caught spawn.

In cooperation with our tireless and long-term film production partner ‪@ReefPatrol‬ we accompanied the first pilot field test on film. Join us on a journey to Bonaire, and see how we test this innovative new device together with our on-site partner Reef Renewal and with the support of Buddy Dive Bonaire.


SECORE’s MISSION: CREATING AND SHARING THE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES TO SUSTAINABLY RESTORE CORAL REEFS WORLDWIDE.

SECORE’s VISION: A WORLD WHERE THRIVING CORAL REEFS SUPPORT HEALTHY OCEANS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

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