By Victor Galvan | Research and Project Manager
Over the last couple of months, we have spread the word all over our community and beyond to support this project with amazing response so far. Inspired by this project, many have showed interest in becoming volunteers of the Coral Restoration Program and have started the training process as well.
Last December, an expedition to the South Pole led by Mr. Arata, who is part of Puntacana Resort & Club's community, successfully supported and help promoting the project, resulting on very appreciated donations.
The Foundation staff has held meetings with 5 local fishermen to review with them the up and coming alternative income generation alternatives.
These same 5 fishermen have all expresses interest in forming part of Transforming Local Fishermen into Coral Gardeners project.
With the funds provided through Global Giving, the foundation plans to create one job opportunity for a boat captain and 3 coral gardeners. The goal is to create a 4 person coral gardening team whose mission is to out plant nursery reared, genetically diverse coral fragments obtained from the Grupo Puntacana Foundation's coral nursery.
We estimate that this group of fishermen and volunteers, will be able to transplant at least 1,000 linear meters of coral tissue back onto local reefs over the course of 12 months.
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