Protecting Roatan's Reefs: Empowering Communities, Embracing Innovation
As the turquoise waters surrounding Roatan shimmer in the sunlight, their beauty hides a growing threat—thermal stress puts our coral reefs
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Our
objective
We are enhancing the survival and resilience of coral reefs in the Caribbean of Honduras by implementing innovative restoration techniques and knowledge generation.
What are we doing?
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Transplanting substrates with established recruits in selected sites
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Expanding the spawning monitors with three additional units per island: DLAB, DCYL, PSTR, ACER, and APAL
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Enlarging efforts in assisted sexual reproduction
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Launching our Microfragmentation project and expanding our nursery
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Organizing training for government institution personnel and key organizations on reef-related topics and coral restoration
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Innovative monitoring techniques: photogrammetry
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Webinars related to coral restoration techniques
Asexual Coral Restoration
Coral can reproduce asexually through fragmentation; this occurs when a piece of coral breaks off to form a new colony that is genetically identical to the original colony.
Sexual Coral Restoration
Once a year, following the warmest months, coral colonies synchronize at night using signals from the lunar cycle and release their gametes for reproduction.
Organizing training for government institution personnel and key organizations on reef-related topics and coral restoration
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