有无数的公司和非政府组织具有恢复珊瑚礁的使命陈述,两个值得注意的例子是Vincent Chalias的海洋园丁in Bali, Indonesia and the珊瑚恢复基金会in the Caribbean.Coral Vita是礁石恢复空间中的新玩家之一,但与许多同时代人不同,他们采用了陆基珊瑚储罐来传播,产卵甚至“增强”他们的后代。
Coral Vita还拥有许多基于海洋的珊瑚苗圃,但在其陆基珊瑚罐中,他们能够使某些活珊瑚的温度升高,以使他们更加适应海洋温度的升高。取决于暴露的持续时间,确保某些珊瑚在生理上变得更多acclimated在抵抗较高的温度方面,但有望以更坚硬的动物素菌株将珊瑚接种。
即使大多数珊瑚修复组织deliberately distanced themselves from the reef aquarium hobby (and coopted fragging as ‘microfragmentation’), we love seeing aquaculture techniques developed by the aquarium hobby being used to directly help improve natural, wild coral reefs to weather the storm of climate change. The land based coral holding tanks at Coral Vita also have the added benefit in educational and community outreach so that locals and tourists alike have the opportunity to see colonies and frags of local coral species up close, helping them develop much better and deeper appreciation of these endangered reef builders.
A recent video by Freethink* did an excellent job of portraying the work of Coral Vita in the Bahamas and it’s really worth a watch, even if you you’ve already watched many different videos on the topic, something about the installment on Coral Vita strongly resonated with us as a reefer. We definitely hope to make our way to the coral reef country east of the Florida coast and if you find yourself visiting the Bahamas or just want to know how you can help, check out theCoral Vita的官方网站了解更多信息。