The Reef Rescuers project is the world’s first large-scale coral reef restoration project, located in the marine protected area of Cousin Island Special Reserve.
Launched in 2010, the Reef Rescuers project uses the “coral gardening” technique to carry out restoration of coral reefs affected by bleaching.
- Coral fragments are collected from healthy donor sites.
- Corals are raised and cared for in underwater nurseries until they reach a suitable size.
- Corals are transplanted to a degraded reef. Long-term monitoring of transplantation success.
- The project has also established an on-land coral aquaculture facility to rear corals on land on Praslin and a coral breeding lab for coral spawning.
Learn more on the Nature Seychelles website