Coral Vita Land-Based Coral Farms
Coral Vita grows reef-building corals on land up to 50 times faster than in nature, and says it has grown over 100,000 corals (company figures).
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Explain Like I'm 10
- Coral reefs are dying in many places around the world.
- Coral Vita grows baby corals in tanks on land, where they grow very fast.
- Then divers plant them back on damaged reefs.
The Five W's of Coral Vita
What
Growing corals in tanks on land using microfragmentation, then planting them onto damaged reefs.
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Where
Grand Bahama, where it grows nearly 20 native species; it has also worked in Dubai and Saudi Arabia (company).
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Why
Coral reefs support 25% of all marine species while covering less than 1% of the ocean floor (Coral Vita).
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Connected Solutions
- Coral Gardeners Reef restoration in French Polynesia.
- Coral Restoration Foundation Coral nurseries in the Florida Keys.
- Coral IVF Helping corals reproduce.
- Coral Reef Watch Satellite warnings of coral bleaching.
Impact Statement
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Coral Vita says it has grown over 100,000 corals across 52 species, with doubled fish populations at restoration sites (company figures).
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For Further Information: Coral Vita
Coral Vita fuses seven tiny coral fragments on a "coral cookie", so they grow together into one colony (company).
How This Saves People & the Planet
For People
Reefs protect coastlines and support tourism that many island communities depend on (Coral Vita).
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For Nature
Restored reefs give fish and other marine creatures habitat to return to (Coral Vita).
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Support Coral Vita
Support reef restoration by adopting a coral.
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