By Rebecca Garcia / Ainhoa Leon / Toni Barletta | Project Leaders
At the Center of Marine Innovation, domes where made and placed underwater to serve as outplanting structure for branching coral species like Acropora cervicornis. Twenty structures were deployed with a total of 400 corals outplanted. This will serve as a habitat for fish and other marine critters.
Corals where outplanted with our citizen science program which involves recreational divers, so that they can learn and help in coral restoration. This program allows our fishermen to teach others their techniques in coral conservation, which provides them with new skills for the future. Our personnel also use their new PADI diving certification in Rescue to be more aware of volunteers and keep everyone safe.
The goal of this program is to create patches of reefs with a wide variety of fish, train volunteers in marine conservation techniques, and help our coral gardeners into becoming leaders in coral restoration.
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