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.