a Coral Transplant as a conservation measure within the “Stingray Beach Park”, relocating coral colonies from the surrounding seabed to the artificial reefs within the Park.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION MEASURE • The corals growing on the ocean floor are often covered, partly or totally, by sand through movement of the waves or currents, which can cause the death of the colony.
FRACTURE PROCEDURE • SCUBA divers located the susceptible coral colonies to be relocated. • Each colony that presented sand on their living tissue, were deemed at risk and carefully fractured away from its base, allowing the whole colony to be transferred to collection baskets.
CORAL CONSERVATION •
Each of the fractured coral colonies were placed in 24-hour collection baskets, thereby attenuating the fracture shock effects.
CORAL FIXING PROCESS ON ARTIFICIAL REEF • Coral colonies were affixed to the concrete structures of artificial reefs, using a special submarine, fast-drying resin.
• The special resin was prepared out of the water by mixing a catalyst with the resin.
FIXING CORAL COLONIES
CONSERVATION & PROTECTION OF CORAL COLONIES IN ARTIFICIAL REEFS
RESULTS ACHIEVED • The procedure of relocation of coral colonies was successfully completed, achieving a 98% survival.
• Two months after the procedure, coral colonies have no sand accumulation problems.
• A total of 823 coral colonies were transplanted. • Coral colonies of 17 different species were protected and preserved.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT •
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Technical & Scientific development of the project:
Perform a Coral Transplant as a conservation measure within the âStingray. Beach Parkâ, relocating coral colonies from the surrounding seabed to the. artificial ...
