May 26, 2024

Nonprofit's Success With 40k Coral Plantings Is A Big Win For Caribbean Reefs

Fundación Dominicana de Estudios Marinos (FUNDEMAR), an organization dedicated to promoting the sustainable use of coastal marine ecosystems, is engaged in groundbreaking coral reef restoration efforts. In just 5 years, their team has outplanted more than 40,000 coral substrates. “At our current production rate, which has increased by 1000% since the program started five years ago, we now expect to contribute annually with 20,000 substrates with coral recruits to our reefs in need.”

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