substrate addition - artificial reef, transplantation - fragments — Sabah

OPP-X8VADQpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-X8VADQ

Published as: Coral Growing - Reef 'Biscuits' and bottle nurseries | Technique: substrate addition - artificial reef, transplantation - fragments | Disturbance addressed: yes | Genera: Mixed | Method: We start by collecting broken coral fragments, which we plant in concrete bases that we call biscuits. We take these to our underwater nursery to grow them into established corals. Once grown, we harvest them and bring them back to our reef, which has been badly damaged by dynamite fishing. We plant them in a bottle reef, where they continue to grow to create a brand new coral reef. | Lessons reported: Our biscuit nursery is the north tip of the island, where the prevailing ocean current arrives at Pom Pom bringing rich nutrients, which is a great environment for promoting coral growth. We lay the biscuits out on the sea bed and tie them down to prevent them drifting away. Over time, the coral grows around the biscuit. When the coral is well-established on the biscuit, it is ready to be harvest… | This record was compiled from a published source and has not been confirmed by the organisation that carried out the work. No contribution to the condition index is recorded: the source reports survival of transplanted material, which is not a measure of ecosystem condition.

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