Boosting coral abundance on the Great Barrier Reef - Scaling up coral restoration using innovative Symbiodinium co-culture and mass larval supply on reefs (Old ID 26605)

Queensland Government
Role

Collaborator

Description

Supply millions of high quality coral larvae of foundation corals and provide the world's first mass production of larvae containing microalgal symbionts, which will increase larval energy and settlement success and survival of newly settled corals.

Date

22 Aug 2019 - 30 Apr 2020

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

Coral Larvae;Coral Spawning;Restoration;Great Barrier Reef;Coral Reef

Funding Body

Queensland Government

Amount

107250

Project Team

Rob Coles;Alexandra Carter;Michael Rasheed;Skye McKenna