[Coral-List] Feedback and research

Tue Nov 7 16:08:48 UTC 2023

Hi Sarah,I really appreciate your feedback and will pass it along. I apologize the link to the World Economic Forum website didn't work, but I will post the link again. The Coral Restoration Unit (CRU) was invented by Dr. David Vaughan. He has many years of experience, including serving as the Director of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium. He is known for his work in micro fragmentation. His organization, Plant a Million Corals Foundation (PAMCF) believes the CRUs would be helpful for those with in-situ nurseries who may be experiencing extreme bleaching events, or for those wishing to grow corals for outplanting. 
This was meant to be an informal post to determine interest and the coral list has been fairly conversational in my very limited observation, but more information and references are below, as you requested. 
 Faster-growing branching corals, such as Staghorn and Elkhorn corals, are well-suited for field-based nurseries (Vaughan et al., 2021). In contrast, land-based nurseries offer ideal conditions for many types of coral species to grow, including ecologically important species like Brain, Boulder, or Mounding Corals. Micro-fragmentation technology is best suited to land-based nurseries. Water temperature, salinity, alkalinity, and overall health of the corals can be continually monitored. Land-based nurseries also allow scientists to optimize both lighting and water chemistry to grow coral species that are more resilient in the face of changing climates at a faster rate (O’Neil, 2015; Vaughan et al., 2021).
Fingers XD this link works! 

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/07/plant-million-corals/

This start-up wants to help the world plant 1 million corals | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)

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References

O'Neil, K. L. (2015, April 1). Land-based coral nurseries: A valuable tool for production and ...Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved February 12, 2023, from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?httpsredir=1&article=1374&context=occ_stuetd
Vaughan, D. E. (Ed.). (2021). Active coral restoration: Techniques for a changing planet. J. Ross Publishing, Inc
Kindest regards,
Lori 

    On Monday, November 6, 2023 at 07:05:38 PM EST, Sarah Frias-Torres <sfrias_torres at hotmail.com> wrote:  

 LoriIt is time of due diligence in coral reef restoration, to give credit when credit is due.We have seen many newcomers to the field claiming they have developed something new when in fact they have copied what others in the community invented on their own and gave that knowledge away for free in the interest of benefiting the coral reef restoration community of scientists and practitioners.
So, I ask you: Who invented these mobile nurseries, or coral restoration units as you call them?Are they based on previously published research? or new research? Please provide the reference information. This is common practice in Coral-List.
Notice a coral nursery is not coral reef restoration. It is one element in the coral gardening concept that was defined by Prof. Buki Rinkevich, from the Haifa Institute of Oceanography in Israel.So, the term "coral restoration units" is ill-defined and reveals little understanding of how coral reef restoration works.
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From: Coral-List <coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> on behalf of Lori Devine via Coral-List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Sent: Friday, November 3, 2023 4:55 PM
To: Andrew Ross <ross.andrew at mac.com>
Cc: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Feedback and research Since a few of you have asked for more information, I am linking to a video from the World Economic Forum about the mobile nurseries, called Coral Restoration Units (CRU) The nurseries and equipment are completely self-contained and are able to be shipped worldwide. (We have one in Tahiti) Happy to receive feedback about the idea of buying these mobile nurseries for coral propagation or leasing them for emergency bleaching events. It is an informal way to determine interest so I appreciate your thoughts. Email me with any questions.
This start-up wants to plant a million corals | A technique 20 times faster than nature. Submit your solution protecting our ocean on UpLink:https://bit.ly/3qGNfw6 UpLink - World Economic Forum... | By World Economic Forum | Facebook

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Kindest regards,
Lori 

    On Friday, November 3, 2023 at 02:18:31 PM EDT, Andrew Ross <ross.andrew at mac.com> wrote: 

 Hi Lori,How/where do we see drawings and/or prototypes?
Andrew M. Ross, Ph.D. Seascape Caribbean+1-876-363-8850

On Nov 3, 2023, at 10:52 AM, Lori Devine via Coral-List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:
Happy Friday everyone!
I am working with investors and an organization to possibly manufacture portable, land-based coral nurseries that have the capacity to grow 10,000 frags per year. We have multiple working prototypes and I am doing some market research to see if organizations would be interested in leasing or buying these for future bleaching emergencies.
I welcome feedback and your thoughts as specialists in the field. 

Kindest regards,
Lori 
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