Substrate addition- artificial reef, Transplantation - fragments — Landaa Giraavaru

OPP-P67K1Tpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-P67K1T

Published as: Marine Savers with Four Seasons Resorts | Technique: Substrate addition- artificial reef, Transplantation - fragments | Genera: Pocillopora | Method: Creating coral growing frames (small domes) as substrate for sandy and rubble dominated areas. Cable tie fragments to metal structure | Authors' conclusion: The overall health of the House Reef has been decreasing, with digitate coral species becoming scarce, making coral collection for our frames more difficult. Most remaining Pocillopora colonies are diseased and partly covered in algae, making our Reefscapers work more important as colonies must be collected and propagated to reduce disease mortality. Species of ‘massive corals’ are showing scars from parrot fish feeding, and suffer from crown of thorns predation. | Lessons reported: Channel may be too dynamic a location due to sand movement burying the frames (requires weekly maintenance). Many frames are 'recycled' but not sure if this is due to mortality of attached corals requiring the frames to be reused. Ltd species diversity, and appears to be poor overall | 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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