Coral Tree Nursery© : An innovative approach to growing corals in an ocean-based field nurser
Journal Title: Aquaculture, Aquarium, Conservation & Legislation - International Journal of the Bioflux Society - Year 2011, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Successful mariculture of stony corals has been demonstrated extensively for the past ten to fifteen years, mostly in the tropical Pacific Ocean for the global marine ornamental aquarium market. Many different methods have been used to asexually fragment and grow branching stony corals, but all utilize a two-dimensional grow out design, primarily horizontal and affixed on some sort of disk like structure. To maximize growing surface and take advantage of the three dimensional water column space above the sea floor, the Coral Restoration Foundation has developed a novel new technique, the Coral Tree Nursery©, which has proven to be very effective at both increasing growth over previous methods and reducing disease and damage risks from wave forces
Authors and Affiliations
Kenneth Nedimyer, Kevin Gaines, Stephanie Roach
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