Reef Catchments is supporting resilience in the Great Barrier Reef through their leadership in the Whitsunday Reef Island Initiative. The Initiative is establishing a network of climate change refuges to protect critical habitats on Great Barrier Reef islands that are significant sanctuaries for the Reef’s diverse marine life and to assist the reef to recover from recurring major impacts like coral bleaching and cyclones.
The project within the Initiative involves collecting coral spawn and then releasing it five days later as larvae into key areas for rehabilitation. The project began in 2021, and the number of coral spawn collected each year has doubled since then. This year 338 million coral spawn/eggs were collected, and 260 million coral larvae released. The Initiative selects sites, in consultation with its stakeholders, that need support for coral recovery with this year’s larvae being released onto Ngaro Country in Maureens Cove and Hook Island.
View the project’s Facebook Reel: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1066014611260881
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