April 06, 2022 - Announcement Seeding corals to enhance Honduras’ reefs The Roatan Marine Park and Utila Coral Foundation, two Honduran NGOs, have joined forces with SECORE and the GIZ to build capacity for the enhancement of Honduras’ reefs by implementing coral seeding methods and technologies
December 17, 2021 - Announcement Implementing coral seeding in Belize We are proud to announce that we have committed to two new partnerships in Belize within our mentor program. Together with the University of Belize and Fragments of Hope, we aim at fostering the implementation of coral seeding on-site.
December 10, 2021 Studying early life mortality of corals It is known that mortality occurs mainly during the first month of a coral's life. Still, it is not yet precisely clear when it happens, and if the process of transferring them from either the lab or a CRIB (Coral Rearing In-situ Basin) to the natural reef may cause some of this mortality.
August 30, 2021 - Milestone Coral breeding success in floating mesocosms pushes restoration towards large-scale implementation In the last decade, coral restoration has become a mandatory tool to counteract coral reefs' fatal decline. SECORE develops techniques for sustainable and diverse coral restoration on larger scales. Breeding large numbers of coral offspring from natural spawning events within floating mesocosms has now proved successful among Caribbean locations.
August 26, 2021 Meet our new Roving Restoration Technician Eduardo Antonio Avila Pech (aka Lalo) has recently joined SECORE, making our team in Mexico complete and assisting implementation partners across the Caribbean to push local restoration efforts. We have talked about how he became active in coral reef restoration, his new position, field trips, and his hope for the future of coral reefs.
August 13, 2021 Meet our new Caribbean Training Coordinator Tania Doblado Speck is not a new face at SECORE. She worked with our Curaçao team in 2019, and we are thrilled that she has rejoined us in Mexico this year. Now, we have talked about her new position, the role of training for successful implementation projects, and how she has developed her strong commitment to giving coral reefs a future.