How sound can help our Coral restoration | VLOG

In this vlog, Yudi talks about the work done over the past month as well as an exciting new experiment we are doing together with Blue Corner Marine Research...

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Coral reefs are known as “the rainforests of the sea”. These vibrantly complex ecosystems harbour the highest biodiversity of any ecosystem globally. An estimated 25% of all marine species depend on reefs. They are also crucial for millions of people, providing food, livelihoods, resources and coastal protection.

Major threats, such as over-exploitation and climate change, are jeopardising the future of coral reefs. In the last few decades, sharp declines in reef cover have occurred worldwide. This is our first coral reef project to restore damaged reefs in the northern waters of Nusa Penida, Indonesia.

Our long-term goal is to improve resilience by enhancing connectivity of fragmented reefs whilst protecting and preserving endangered coral species. Led by our local team of expert divers and marine biologists passionate about the preservation of this marine ecosystem, we work with local people to promote positive community involvement in coral reef restoration.

[MinurielVilquen]

That's cool! If you wanted to, I would love if those sound files were made public, I'd love to listen to them myself and see if I hear a difference :D

[pufthemajicdragon]

It's amazing to see how many more fish there are in the sites you've laid out already, even though the reef hasn't even regrown yet. Just having the structures and the beginnings of a reef attracts other wildlife. I'm REALLY excited to see the results of your comparisons!

[ctfddftba]

Would be interesting to see if playing “healthy reef noise” in a restored reef would boost the respiration rate

[bluecornerconservation]

Great video Yudi (and Chansa)!Looking forward to collecting more sound surveys at our restoration sites throughout the coming seasons 🩵

[michaeln]

Love Yudi’s reporting. Always thorough and fun. I can tell you love your work!

[sandraleung]

Can’t wait for the results! Always delighted to hear Mossy Earth collaborating with equally brilliant teams! Keep it up!

[Nagash]

Thank you and your team for all the hard work.

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[qbugzep]

Hey @MossyEarth-FieldNotes I got an idea for securing the corals.
Have you heard of GelMA? Scientists use it as the adhesive in 3D bioprinting. It is non-toxic, biodegradable, photocrosslinking and biocompatible (meaning it allows for normal cell adherence).
Because it's a hydrogel it would be easy to apply.
Furthermore it has already been used to bioprint corals.

[UrMom-vd]

Its so awesome that you guys do so many colabs ^^ the more brains the better :3

[lavilish]

Very excited for the results of the sound and video comparisons! Keep it up :D

[timurozkurt]

Great to gather this layer of data, gonna be interesting to see what the first tests reveal

[Meemoe_]

i never would have thought of this but it makes so much sense!
having a similar project site that is a few years advanced will also be a useful point of comparison as well as for learning what is more or less likely to work in the long run

[maih]

It seems like one of the major labour costs is associated with cleaning the bad algae and waiting for the good algae to establish, is it possible to do some form of algae doping prior to deployment, such as submerging the scaffold in a tank and inducing a algae bloom of the desired coralline species

[akivaraza]

That is so surprising! Never knew sound could be used like this. You guys really think about every aspect. And that is why I respect Mossy Earth so much. I would love to read a full detailed report on the findings and analysis. Waiting eagerly.

[natatherden]

Awesome that you are working with Blue Corner Marine Research! I just started following them too & it was really cool to check out their reef restoration project also

[eyrunsigrunardottir]

Thank you for the update, this is a great project to follow!

[ValeeRocco]

Woooo, never imagined sound played such an important roll in conservation ❤

[Mrquality]

Congrats in finishing the 2nd site!!! And an early Happy New Year 🎉

[Axobattler]

I was wondering what happened to the updates on this

It's my favorite project