Expanded production of hard corals for field stock enhancement trials, year 2. Final report.

Abstract

This report describes a project with goals to evaluate the effect of season and habitat on growth and survival of outplanted cultured corals; optimize culture techniques to address the need for restorative efforts on Florida's reef tract; continue restoration field trials by conducting a 2nd field outplant in May 2011 with cultured corals from Mote-TRL; maintain and monitor outplanted field trials; evaluate effects of habitat and season on coral growth and survival; maintain and monitor captive broodstock colonies in the land-based coral nursery; and expand production of cultured coral species.