From nursery to reef
Coral fragments can grow in protected nurseries before being attached to reefs, helping return living corals to damaged locations.
Habitat is part of the solution
Restoration also involves habitat quality, invasive species, disease and resilience. Success requires following survival and growth over time.
What would success look like?
Design a monitoring card with an observation date, coral condition and measurement type. Why would the number of planted fragments alone be insufficient?