CORAL REEF RESTORATION IN PHU QUOC – ONBIRD REPORT

OnBird has a coral planting program in the purpose of restoring broken corals, dead coral colonies in Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam. We transplant newly broken coral branches onto new placecements nearby. Coral reefs in Phu Quoc are in seriously bad health status?

STATISTICS ON THE NUMBER OF PLANTED CORALS BY SITES IN PHU QUOC ISLAND:

Coral Jungle Reef

• 27 Dec 2022:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Cauliflower Coral – Planted Corals Number: 3 – Material: Broken coral branches, Depth: 1.5m – 3.5m
  • Species: Table Coral – Planted Corals Number: 1 – Material: Newly broken coral brands
  • Health Status: Good

• 01 Jan 2023:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Cauliflower Coral – Planted Corals Number: 7; Material: Broken coral branches, Depth: 4m
  • Health Status: Good

• 03 Jan 2023:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Cauliflower Coral, Planted Corals Number: 3; Material: Broken coral branches, Depth: 1.5m
  • Species: Table Coral, Planted Corals Number: 1; Material: Newly broken coral brands, Depth: 4m
  • Health Status: Good

• 04 Jan 2023:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Cauliflower Coral, Planted Corals Number: 2; Material: Broken coral branches, Depth: 1.5m
  • Species: Table Coral, Planted Corals Number: 1; Material: Newly broken coral brands, Depth: 3m
  • Health Status: Good

• 05 Jan 2023:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Cauliflower Coral, Planted Corals Number: 4; Material: Broken coral branches, Depth: 1.5m – 3m
  • Health Status: Good

• 06 Jan 2023:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Cauliflower Coral (Pocillopora), Planted Corals Number: 2; Material: Broken coral branches, Depth: 1.5m
  • Species: Table Coral (Acropora), Planted Corals Number: 4; Material: Broken coral branches, Depth: 1.6m
  • Health Status: Good

• 07 Jan 2023:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Cauliflower Coral (Pocillopora), Planted Corals Number: 4; Material: Broken coral branches, Depth: 3m
  • Species: Cactus Coral (Pavona Frondifera), Planted Corals Number: 1; Material: Broken coral branches, Depth: 3m
  • Health Status: Good

• 09 Jan 2023:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Cauliflower Coral (Pocillopora), Planted Corals Number: 2; Material: Broken coral branches, Depth: 1.5m
  • Health Status: Good

• 10 Jan 2023:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Cauliflower Coral (Pocillopora), Planted Corals Number: 3; Material: Broken coral branches, Depth: 1.5m
  • Health Status: Good

• 16 Jan 2023:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Leaf Coral (Pavona decussata), Planted Corals Number: 2; Material: Fragmented from alive coral, Depth: 3m
  • Health Status: Good

• 22 Jan 2023:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Cauliflower Coral (Pocillopora), Planted Corals Number: 2; Material: Broken coral branches from the extreme destruction, Depth: 2m
  • Health Status: Good

• 23 Jan 2023:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Cauliflower Coral (Pocillopora), Planted Corals Number: 4; Material: Broken coral branches from the extreme destruction, Depth: 1.5m
  • Health Status: Good

• 24 Jan 2023:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Cauliflower Coral (Pocillopora), Planted Corals Number: 4; Material: Broken coral branches from the extreme destruction, Depth: 1.5m
  • Species: Table Coral (Acropora), Planted Corals Number: 2; Material: Broken coral branches, Depth: 2m
  • Health Status: Good

• 26 Jan 2023:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Cauliflower Coral (Pocillopora), Planted Corals Number: 2; Material: Broken coral branches from the extreme destruction, Depth: 1.5m
  • Health Status: Good

• 01 Feb 2023:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Cauliflower Coral (Pocillopora), Planted Corals Number: 4; Material: Broken coral branches from the extreme destruction, Depth: 2m
  • Health Status: Good

North-east Coral Reef

• 13 Jan 2023:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Leaf Coral (Pavona decussata), Planted Corals Number: 1; Material: Broken coral branches, Depth: 2m
  • Health Status: Good

• 14 Jan 2023:
  • Method: Fragmentation
  • Species: Table Coral (Acropora), Planted Corals Number: 3; Material: Broken coral branches, Depth: 2.5m
  • Species: Leaf Coral (Pavona decussata), Planted Corals Number: 3; Material: Fragmented from alive coral, Depth: 3m
  • Health Status: Good

• Keeping updated by OnBird Phu Quoc