Caribbean Divers is working to assist research an ...
Caribbean Divers is working to assist research and conservation and restore local coral Reefs of Dominican Republic
Marine scientists from Center for Marine and Limnology Research (CIMAR) at the University of Costa Rica and local Dominican Biologists and community members of Boca Chica would like to thank Caribbean Divers for their support and dedication to the Elkhorn coral transplant monitoring project being conducted this year (2005/2006).
The monitoring portion of this project was initiated August 2005. Caribbean Divers supported scientists and encouraged community involvement in this four phase monitoring project of the threatened elkhorn (Acropora palmata) coral (US Endangered Species Act Listed Species).
The project is a follow-up on the first ever large-scale coral transplant project in the Dominican Republic. In short, Caribbean Divers, local scientists, and community members are working together to monitor the success over 100 surviving coral colonies that were transplanted in 2002 from a reef that was dredged to install an international port. These transplanted corals now sit in a tongue and grove formation along the Boca Chica fringing reef, just offshore of Caribbean Divers. Tourists, biologists and community members all collaborated to monitor and diagnosis the health of over 100 elkhorn colonies, calculate urchin densities, and set up and map permanent transplant plots for quarterly monitoring events.
Caribbean Divers was also responsible for diving safety during the project duration. This entailed managing two boats of volunteer divers during day and night diving data collection events. So not only so we want to thank Caribbean Divers for their dedication to research and conservation but also for their safety consciousness, attention to detail, and their general guidance. Their participation in this project increased its overall success in every aspect.
Marine scientists from Center for Marine and Limnology Research (CIMAR) at the University of Costa Rica and local Dominican Biologists and community members of Boca Chica would like to thank Caribbean Divers for their support and dedication to the Elkhorn coral transplant monitoring project being conducted this year (2005/2006).
The monitoring portion of this project was initiated August 2005. Caribbean Divers supported scientists and encouraged community involvement in this four phase monitoring project of the threatened elkhorn (Acropora palmata) coral (US Endangered Species Act Listed Species).
The project is a follow-up on the first ever large-scale coral transplant project in the Dominican Republic. In short, Caribbean Divers, local scientists, and community members are working together to monitor the success over 100 surviving coral colonies that were transplanted in 2002 from a reef that was dredged to install an international port. These transplanted corals now sit in a tongue and grove formation along the Boca Chica fringing reef, just offshore of Caribbean Divers. Tourists, biologists and community members all collaborated to monitor and diagnosis the health of over 100 elkhorn colonies, calculate urchin densities, and set up and map permanent transplant plots for quarterly monitoring events.
Caribbean Divers was also responsible for diving safety during the project duration. This entailed managing two boats of volunteer divers during day and night diving data collection events. So not only so we want to thank Caribbean Divers for their dedication to research and conservation but also for their safety consciousness, attention to detail, and their general guidance. Their participation in this project increased its overall success in every aspect.