Coral Gardening in Fiji Highlighted in BBC Series

Matt Rogers · 11-27-2009, 02:22 AM

Over the summer the BBC released an incredible series called 'Fragile Paradise' about the South Pacific. If you missed it, check out this clip which highlights the coral restoration efforts of the Corals For Conservation program which began in Fiji in 1999. The growth on the hard corals is stunning and you should start drooling by the 2 minute mark. 'As part of the coral program, we trim bits and pieces off of rare, and where possible temperature tolerant corals, and then grow them to several hundred times the original fragment size to create “mother corals”.'

'Two-year-old mother corals are then trimmed to produce coral seed fragments that the communities grow in the coral farms and restoration sites. All of the coral farms thus produce only second and third generation corals, completely avoiding the negative impact of wild harvesting of corals.'

For more on the efforts of the Corals for Conservation program, visit their Web site:
Corals For Conservation

BBC Series Info:
BBC - BBC Two Programmes - South Pacific, Series 1, Fragile Paradise

jakeh24 · 11-27-2009, 09:22 AM

saw this vid the other day
cool stuff!

rodcpierce · 11-27-2009, 10:21 AM

wow, thats really awesome!

jonjonwells · 11-27-2009, 10:38 AM

Wish my acros would grow that much in 6 months. Just shows how far we have to go to actually mimic nature.

mikejrice · 11-27-2009, 05:03 PM

Frag racks in the ocean? I'm feeling slightly jealous here.

Seriously though that's some amazing work they are doing to help save the reefs. This looks like a more viable option than propagating in aquariums and moving back to the oceans.

Newreef15 · 11-27-2009, 07:18 PM

that would be a amazing job

11-27-2009, 02:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Matt Rogers KingFish Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 40 Posts: 9,831 Skin: Mint Karma: 149992	Coral Gardening in Fiji Highlighted in BBC Series Over the summer the BBC released an incredible series called 'Fragile Paradise' about the South Pacific. If you missed it, check out this clip which highlights the coral restoration efforts of the Corals For Conservation program which began in Fiji in 1999. The growth on the hard corals is stunning and you should start drooling by the 2 minute mark. 'As part of the coral program, we trim bits and pieces off of rare, and where possible temperature tolerant corals, and then grow them to several hundred times the original fragment size to create “mother corals”.' 'Two-year-old mother corals are then trimmed to produce coral seed fragments that the communities grow in the coral farms and restoration sites. All of the coral farms thus produce only second and third generation corals, completely avoiding the negative impact of wild harvesting of corals.' For more on the efforts of the Corals for Conservation program, visit their Web site: Corals For Conservation BBC Series Info: BBC - BBC Two Programmes - South Pacific, Series 1, Fragile Paradise

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jakeh24 Pajama Cardinal Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: reno, NV Age: 14 Posts: 1,430 Skin: Dark Karma: 32591	saw this vid the other day cool stuff!

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rodcpierce Ritteri Anemone Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Age: 26 Posts: 600 Skin: Dark Karma: 3053	wow, thats really awesome!

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jonjonwells Sailfin Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SE Kansas Age: 31 Posts: 1,719 Skin: Mint Karma: 31617	Wish my acros would grow that much in 6 months. Just shows how far we have to go to actually mimic nature.

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mikejrice 3reef Sponsor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,674 Skin: Dark Karma: 47507	Frag racks in the ocean? I'm feeling slightly jealous here. Seriously though that's some amazing work they are doing to help save the reefs. This looks like a more viable option than propagating in aquariums and moving back to the oceans.

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Newreef15 Scooter Blennie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ft lauderdal Florida Age: 17 Posts: 1,215 Skin: Mint Karma: 53303	that would be a amazing job