This is what 5 years of coral restoration looks like
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 พ.ค. 2023
- Marine Biologist Andrew Taylor and the Blue Corner Marine Research team have been working on restoring an area of coral reef in Bali. Five years ago the area was a completely dead rubble reef... now it is teaming with life!!
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This is fantastic! Amazing work. If I may, a few questions: 1. What are the primary causes of the degradation? 2. What lessons learned do you have that might be applicable to the Mesoamericana Reef for those of us working on restoration in Cozumel, Mexico? 3. How can we support your group's work?
Great job guys. Your dedication and nurturing has clearly paid off ❤
Thank you
Fantastic! Well done!
Wonderful!
Thank you, sir, for your team and your dedication, terima kasih !
So happy there is a way to start repairing our beautiful oceans! Thank you for all that you are doing!
Very nice
WOW amazing! Really doing fantastic work, good job! :)
great work guys !! thank you !
Hii.. This video is my calling..I have been trying to find an opportunity to become a part of nature above and underwater.This is exactly how I want to be useful underwater.Kindly guide me as to start ASAP anywhere in the world. I want to volunteer for anything but I am not that fortunate with money as volunteering is a lot of money.
Volunteering, especially when it involves SCUBA is absolutely expensive and cost prohibitive for most people. It's especially inequitable for small island (or big ocean) developing states with fewer resources and the legacy of colonialism. We need serious investments in localized restoration corps, utilizing volunteers who are trained and equipped with gear and tools. My husband and I have run into this ourselves, and are seeking opportunities to advance a cause like this. Please subscribe and support!
It's amazing. Thank you
Amazing work! So inspiring 😢❤🙏
Muchas gracias!! Muy hermosa!
Thank you to everyone doing this work. It’s astonishing to see the improvement.
My 25 gallon reef tank keeps me running. This is reef keeping on the highest level!
amazing! thank you for your great work, it benefits all of us
The 2018 footage is sad but I have to say it is funny the only coral left alive is pulsing xenia 0:56 anyone who is into keeping corals in tanks knows that stuff is indestructible lol
Yes! we have actually started using Xenia for stabilizing rubble areas as it grows quickly like a weed and can help create the initial binding of unconsolidated rubble.
Amazing job!
I am so happy that wonderful people like you guys exist!
Keep up the great job 💗
Put giant clams in the area of coral reefs :)
you deserve medals!👍
Awesome work you are putting in
You must be so proud of yourself and your team.❤ Bravo
wow that's quiet impressive. It gives me at least some hope the oceans will can survice and coral life can be rescued
Thank you so much you are amazing
if i win the lottery I am coming to help this effort.... I was halfway to a B.S. in marine biology many years ago wish I hadnt gotten sidetracked away from that....
Love this! What prevents bleaching from happening to the transplanted coral? Are you using any thermal selective breeding techniques?
Brilliant work!❤️
Thank you for doing that ❤
Fantastic work guys..
Bravo
Great job! Coral reefs are such a treasure.
Are there any techniques to plant soft corals?
Thanks! Yes we have been doing some work with trying to restore soft corals and sponges to the reef also. We will do a video on this soon!
Like an ecological pallette! Is there enough sustenance for those coral types? Are fish getting reintroduced or have the marine biology returned like a succession? Have any further locations spread from the frames? Have any fertilization events been recorded when happen & is there a period become established for them? Does this type accompany additional Cnidaria or does any particular dominate, readily adapt, or else? Admirable accomplishment & thanks for this presentation🙏🐠
Amazing ❤
Impressive
How come the new corals don't die like the last ones?
are these rubble areas bounded by healthy reefs?
🎉🎉🙏
Why did this reef die off?
Which year the project started? And what initially happened with a reef?
We started restoring the area in 2018. The area was broken reef caused by anchors & fishing nets
@@bluecornerconservation Quite impressive that such a rubble state can be achieved by simple physical impact... How did that happen?
@@yv3009 we see these rubble fields form quite often from impact sites, as the broken coral shifts back and forth in currents and break neighbouring corals then slide down the slope causing erosion similar to desertification
Can I ask if rebar is safe to water and the organisms once it corrode?
or if there are no toxic chemicals that will leach out from it?
It should be, iron is not very reactive, it will form iron oxides (basically iron ore) that are inert and will crumble into sand anyway. Iron chloride will also be produced, I am not sure how safe it is, but I think it will later turn into oxides anyway.
There is also a technique called "iron fertilization", where they introduce iron into the sea to boost phytoplankton, so it is OK I guess?
why are these rubble areas forming? whats the primary cause?
Boat anchors and dragging fishing nets were some of the main causes to reef destruction in the area. For more background on how we restore the reef in this area check out this video: th-cam.com/video/IoTlSiTCqX0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=J8iEOkO1nbnhhfiR
@@bluecornerconservation
I guess in a sense, that reason for the rubble areas is ok, because its behavior, and can probably be changed fairly easily as well, and once that behavior stops, the reef can recover... I imagine if it was from some other cause, like development on land having some sort of effect on the reef would be more difficult to mitigate, and maybe not even possible...
So my question is how well is this gonna work as that rebar starts to rust and poison the corals
The rebar becomes encrusted with coralline algae within about 6 weeks - which creates a coating and suitable substrate for corals, sponges and ascidians to attach to without negative impacts to the health of those organisms. The coralline coating allows the frames to remain intact for several years, however they are really only needed as a starter-block to allow initial coral growth above the rubble substrate. Once the coral growing upon it has grown to a significant size it no longer needs the frame as has already grown beyond that initial frame area & encrusted the entire frame.
@@bluecornerconservation ty for the answer and great to hear.
Is there any requirement dept, kind of coral, or etc to selecting spot to start replanting coral? Im interested to trying on south sea of java island.
@@fatahfafa9814 our local biologist has been working on a coral restoration project this week in south east Java - you can contact him directly to talk about methods for your area:
bluecornerconservation@gmail.com
Thank you brother. ✝️✡️🐠
wow!
Thank you