Coral Propagation in the Wild

[Ellylove]

Some of these corals look familiar and it's wonderful to see the reefs being cared for!

See the video here

 

[busdriver]

I wish i could do that w/ a swimming pool!-)

 

[Steve B]

looks like fun...and definetly cool to see

 

[TJL]

That video is so inspiring after so many years in the hobby (Retail/Wholesale Manufacturing/Aquarist) and personally seeing the destruction of the reefs for fish & coral collection (mostly sun dried or bleach dipped for decorative app) dynamite and cyanide.

We have learned SO Much and hope we continue to do so. Cheers to us all and WE SHOULD BE PROUD FOR OUR CONTRIBUTION.

Todd

 

[iroll253]

I would be happy for the rest of my life doing that!

 

[fulkerl]

Great video, Thanks for the share

 

[FreakinReefin]

I would be happy for the rest of my life doing that!

Hahaha! I know how you feel and seriously second that! How fun would that be!! It's like swimming in your own tank everyday and getting paid for it. Gees, I would gladly do it for free for that matter! Wow...I might even pay to do it!

 

[kalristo]

thanks for the vid!

 

[Herefishyfishy]

One of the best natural propogation vids viewed, thanks

 

[Skimmy]

I would be happy for the rest of my life doing that!

= end goal of my whole career in this industry.
I hope to have a small coral reseeding station somehere it's needed most at the time...in the tropics of course, on the beach.

the flip side is the potential tsunami/shark that might take me out...

 

[reedman]

that is awesome! I'd be surprised if the dive societies don't do some of this as well. I know they do fish surveys. Very cool....and I picked a couple of corals that I want off those racks ... lol

 

[IWishIWasAFish]

Does anyone know if any organizations have made an effort to preserve some coral species for eventual reintroduction by having hobbyists keep them in aquariums like the Heirloom Seed people have people growing plant varieties in their gardens?

 

[trido]

Does anyone know if any organizations have made an effort to preserve some coral species for eventual reintroduction by having hobbyists keep them in aquariums like the Heirloom Seed people have people growing plant varieties in their gardens?

Yes, it is being done with some endagered Carribean/Atlantic species.

 

[IWishIWasAFish]

Great Do you know the org. name? I googled it the other day and didn't turn up anything.

Yes, it is being done with some endagered Carribean/Atlantic species.

 

[NaTe R]

of subject but...

i watched some videos tied to that one and i ran across this one below. were this dude says that mountains like the Swiss alps were created by coral reefs!
What happened to shifting platonic plates?




http://www.zsl.org/science/news/join-the-campaign-to-save-the-worlds-coral,632,NS.html

its a long video, the part talking about the mountians is after he goes over "today's subjects"

 

[diverphil71]

That was great to watch! Thanks for posting that for us to see.

 

[tcduongxx]

Hahaha! I know how you feel and seriously second that! How fun would that be!! It's like swimming in your own tank everyday and getting paid for it. Gees, I would gladly do it for free for that matter! Wow...I might even pay to do it!

Take your vacation and support the locals industry of tourist and that will help them re-plant the coral.

I go scuba in Philippine and genrally in South east Asia at least once a year. With tourist money the tourist industry worker can push the government to designate marine park where coral colection and fishing is band.

Have you ever seen giant clam that are over a meter long in the wild? I have In Philippine and it is due to the local tourist industry took them from the un potected area to the marine park. They are so big and so colorfull.