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Coral Restoration Foundation

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Coral Restoration Foundation

Nursery

CRF Bonaire hangs fragments of critically endangered corals from underwater tree structures that act as nurseries. These fragments grow until they are ready to be outplanted to Bonaire’s natural reefs.

Since its inception, Coral Restoration Foundation Bonaire (CRF Bonaire) has been dedicated to restoring Bonaire’s coral reefs through innovative coral nurseries and resoration techniques. What began in 2012 as a small project involving a few coral pieces in a single nursery at a local dive center, has now expanded to include more than 13,000 corals in nurseries placed around Bonaire, and over 20,000 corals outplanted back onto the island’s reefs. The project operates within the Bonaire National Marine Park with the support of a number of local dive centers and many volunteers.

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