The ocean. I hope that the knack many Japanese have for keeping reef aquaria hints at possible outcomes for this coral transplant project…
“We have been replanting forests for 4,000 years, but we are only just now learning how to revive a coral reef,” said Mineo Okamoto, a marine biologist at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, who has led development of the palm-size ceramic discs. “We finally have the technology.”
Quick thought – according to the article, this government funded project to test out new technologies that may eventually help repair the reefs around Japan has transplanted 13,000 corals, costing around 2 million USD. Though some may find that expensive, in terms of fragments, that’s about $150 / frag… I’ve seen prices higher than that for a few outlandishly named polyps on ebay…
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Vlad
10 months ago
Love the new look Logan! As for the Japanese, they should be buying stuff from us Canadians then
We are super cheap!
stonyreef
10 months ago
Thanks Vlad – still a bit of work to do, but isn’t there always >?!< Good luck with the new fish … !
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9 months ago
Love the blog! Keep up the good work!
Paul
5 months ago
Do they have any pictures of the frags that cost 2 million? I would love to see they work they did.
stonyreef
4 months ago
Paul, the articles did not show much in terms of photos of the 13,000 fragments, just a lone diver descending with a tupperware of fragments. However, for some eye candy of the natural coral growth around Sekisei Lagoon, Japan, have a look at this… Pretty spectacular!
http://www.icriforum.org/newsletter/Japan1.jpg