Transplant Coral Logs

Claudiazul and myself are here in a volunteer program with the organization “Aldea de Paz”. We clean reefs (not me…..).For marine conservation they work together wit CEPSE, a local marine conservation program. Since many weeks a major coral log transplant of 600!!! logs are being prepared. Dry runs outside and in the sea. The coral have been planted, nursed, cleaned, monitored until big enough to transplant them into existing reefs. Along with nails, hammers, ropes and more tools, the logs this week slowly have been transferred from Samana to Las Terrenas and further to the destinated reef. Today about 30 people in three boats left for the mission.
In teams of two, each teams has to attach with hammer and nail 60 coral logs onto the rock. Hoping the corals will grow and survive.
Tomorrow they go out again. Claudiazul will come back with underwater pictures!Read more