Coral Restoration in the Dominican Republic

Nursery Location: Bayahibe

Last Monitoring Visit: November 18^th

Next Planned Visit: February 11^th

Status: The rope nurseries in Bayahibe continue to be maintained by the staff of Coral Point Diving, our local partner, near the area where they conduct their confined water exercises for beginner divers.

Nursery Location: Palmar de Ocoa

Last Monitoring Visit: January 17^th

Next Planned Visit: April 8^th

Status: The colonies growing on the rope nurseries continue to grow exceedingly well on the Ocoa bay. Siltation has not been a problem, macroalgae are abundant but under control, but the ropes are almost at the point of needing replacement because of corrosion.

Nursery Location: Las Galeras

Last Monitoring Visit: December 16^th

Next Planned Visit: February 25^th

Status: Three new frame nurseries were installed at the site of the previous one with better fittings to resist the storms. Fragments from the old colonies now on the reef were collected and attached to the new structures. With the help of Las Galeras Divers, the nursery continues to thrive.

Nursery Location: Pedernales

Last Monitoring Visit: December 10^th

Next Planned Visit: March 18^th

Status: Local partner reports more fragment mortality than desired for the location. Nursery relocation is being considered Remoteness of the location makes maintenance logistically difficult.

Nursery Location: Boca Chica

Last Monitoring Visit: December 7th

Next Planned Visit: January 21^st

Status: The dome nursery with finger coral is now home to dozens of small fish, three pyramid nurseries were deployed near the seagrass bed in the lagoon and were seeded with staghorn coral fragments.

During this period (August to October 2018), a total of US$548.26 (via the Global Giving website from 13 donations, six of them recurring, many thanks for the continued support). All your donations and giving this coral species a chance. Activities conducted during this period include:

Nursery Location: Bayahibe

Last Monitoring Visit: September 9^th

Next Planned Visit: November 18^th

Status: The midwater rope nurseries are occasionally maintained by the staff of Coral Point Diving, our local partner. There is still consideration of relocating the nursery to a different area that is less impacted by boat traffic.

Nursery Location: Palmar de Ocoa

Last Monitoring Visit: August 26^th

Next Planned Visit: November 4^th

Status: Midwater rope nurseries continue to thrive in the Ocoa Bay and have not suffered any recent impacts being regular maintained by our local partners the Garcia-Camps family.

Nursery Location: Las Galeras

Last Monitoring Visit: September 23^rd

Next Planned Visit: December 14^th

Status: The colonies recovered after the hurricane season are stable and continue to grow. The corals are regularly maintained by our local partners Las Galeras Dive Center. Full reconstruction of the damaged frames is planned for early December.

Nursery Location: Pedernales

Last Monitoring Visit: August 5^th

Next Planned Visit: ASAP

Status: Local partner last reported that the two frame nurseries have not suffered from storms, but siltation is a problem in the location. Fragment survival continues to be less than desirable. Remoteness of the location difficult maintenance.

Nursery Location: Boca Chica

Last Monitoring Visit: October 26^th

Next Planned Visit: December 7^th

Status: Our newest site. A dome nursery with finger coral was deployed as a pilot. If successful, additional pyramid nurseries with staghorn coral will be installed in the lagoon. This site benefits from the presence of multiple partner environmental groups acting in the area.