By Ruben Torres | Project Leader
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 9th
Next Planned Visit: November 18th
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 26th
Next Planned Visit: November 4th
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 23rd
Next Planned Visit: December 14th
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 5th
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 26th
Next Planned Visit: December 7th
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.
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