Rosenstiel study finds recipe for successful restoration of elkhorn coral colonies

Rosenstiel study finds recipe for successful restoration of elkhorn coral colonies

Elkhorn grown in the lab is considered a diva among scientists trying to save coral reefs, particularly sensitive and thus hard to get to thrive when replanted in the real ocean. Researchers at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School — as well as UM’s NOAA Cooperative Institute — say studies show to help those elkhorn to survive, researchers need to place them in shallow ocean locations with fast currents. It’s valuable new guidance for cora…

New portable system to aid coral reef restoration goes remote in the Maldives

A portable coral aquaculture system that can be packed away and moved in sea containers to remote areas to help with coral reef restoration is being put through its paces in the Maldives for the coral spawning season. Called ReefSeed, the project is a collaboration between the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), the Maldives Marine Research Institute (MMRI) and Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO. The trial of the self-sufficie…