Coral Restoration Consortium

Larval Propagation

2020

Coral Restoration Consortium

"Outplanting sexually propagated corals is a recent technique aimed at increasing coral cover on degraded reefs, while preserving genetic variation within recipient populations. While this approach is increasingly successful, several challenges currently prevent its application on large scales. That is foremost due to the high mortality rates of sexually reared recruits after they are outplanted (i.e., typically less than 5% of cultured recruits survive passed the age of one year). Research on processes affecting coral recruits after outplanting is this Working Group's (WG) top priority. Additional objectives are further integrated to help up-scale larval propagation efforts. Core working group team members are currently aligning their research on post-settlement survival and developing more specific research questions and targeted experiments. This working group has developed several resources for other larval propagation restoration practitioners, found on this web page."

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

Office of Habitat Conservation (OHC)

FY2020; CRCP Project ID 31236; Project Title: CRC and Overall Restoration Coordination (Cross-Basin); Principal Investigator: Tom Moore