Dear all, I’m coordinating the largest coral reef restoration project in the Indian Ocean, using the coral gardening concept with mid-water ocean nurseries. As the second and final transplantation phase will be completed by July this year one of my activities is the production of a toolkit on coral reef restoration. With the help of my team, we’ll be explaining how to set up and run a coral reef restoration project as per our own experience, from what type of knots to use in the nurseries to how to organize a restoration team.
Some of the people in this list will eventually become the final users of this product. So I’m requesting your input to make it user-friendly: What would you like to see in the toolkit? Please, contact me off list with your suggestions. Alternatively, I’ll be attending the ASLO Ocean Sciences meeting in Hawaii (if I don’t get lost flying from the antipodes), and I would be happy to meet and talk about the project, the toolkit, coral reefs or even giant groupers. Please, also contact me off list if you want to meet during OSM. Sarah Frias-Torres, Ph.D. Coordinator Reef Rescuers ProgramIsland Conservation Centre Nature Seychelles,Amitie, Praslin, Seychelleshttp://www.natureseychelles.org-and-Research CollaboratorSmithsonian-National Museum of Natural Historyat Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce, FL, USATwitter: @GrouperDocBlog: http://grouperluna.wordpress.comhttp://independent.academia.edu/SarahFriasTorres
