Caño Island Coral Reef Restoration
Costa Rica
"This project explored the efficacy of importation and transplantation of coral fragments onto dead reef frameworks. Because of the increasing loss and degradation of coral reef habitats, researchers sought a way to arrest the nearly 100% mortality that was occurring in shallow water habitat off the coast of Costa Rica. The project found that after three years there was 79%-83% survivorship, while fragmentation cause a 41%-115% increase in new coral colonies, indicating that the project indicated that reef management and restoration is a feasible tool for the eastern Pacific."
Source: “Costa Rica: Caño Island Coral Reef Restoration.” n.d. Ser-Rrc.Org. Accessed April 8, 2021. https://www.ser-rrc.org/project/costa-rica-cano-island-coral-reef-restoration/.
Image Source: Coral Reef, WikiCommons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coral_reef_98.jpg
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