This document discusses coral reef restoration efforts by Mote Marine Laboratory and their partners. It provides background on Mote Marine Laboratory and highlights the economic and ecological importance of coral reefs. The document outlines threats to coral reefs like climate change, pollution, and disease. It then describes Mote's successful methods for coral restoration through nurseries and microfragmentation that have achieved 90% survival rates. The goal of their restoration work is to ensure the future of oceans and economies that depend on healthy coral reefs.

1. CORAL REEF
RESTORATION
AND THE
FUTURE OF
OUR OCEANS
A PARTNERSHIP TO MAKE
POSITIVE CHANGES FOR
THE FUTURE OF OUR
OCEANS AND OUR
COMMUNITY

2. About Mote Marine Laboratory
Founded in 1955, Mote Marine
Laboratory is an independent nonprofit
marine research organization based in
Sarasota, Fla., with labs in Summerland
Key, Key West, Boca Grande, and
Charlotte Harbor. Mote’s scientific
research focuses on sharks, sea turtles
and marine mammals, coral reefs, the
study of toxins and their effect on human
health, coastal ecology and fisheries.

3. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Home To The 3rd Largest Living Coral Reef System
On The Planet…..
A National Treasure

4. CORAL REEF FACTS
 WHILE CORALS REPRESENT LESS THAN
1% OF THE OCEAN – FULLY 30-40% OF
ALL MARINE LIFE IS DEPENDENT ON
CORAL REFFS FOR SURVIVAL AT SOME
POINT IN THEIR LIFE CYCLE.
 CORAL REEFS ABSORB AN ESTIMATED
+92%
OF THE WAVE ENERGY FROM STORMS
 WE’VE LOST MORE THAN 90% OF OUR
CORAL REEF COVERAGE IN THE
CARIBBEAN OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS.

5. Economic Statistics NOAA 2012:
Coral Reefs:
 740,000 people/yr. diving & snorkeling totaling
2.8million days of diving
 425,000 people/yr. fishing totaling 2.1m days fishing.
 620,000 people/yr. viewing wildlife totaling 2.7m days
nature viewing
 Marine based activity generating $2.36 billion in
sales/output in Monroe County economy
 Over $1 Billion income to residents – 33,000 full or
part time jobs – 58% of all jobs in Florida Keys
 Adds $5+ Billion to Florida’s economy and creates
more than 120,000 jobs

6. CARYSFORT REEF –1980

7. CARYSFORT REEF 2011

8. CAUSATION
Climate Change /Global Warming
Water Quality/Wastewater
Agricultural Pollution
Ocean Acidification/CO2
Disease Resulting from the Above
Stressors.

9. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN
CORAL RESTORATION
 BRANCHING CORAL NURSERIES
 ABLE TO GROW THOUSANDS OF CORALS
IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (3 to
9months)

10. Coral Reef Restoration
Day 1

11. Coral Reef Restoration
Growth at 9 Months

12. PRODUCING 1,000’s of BRAIN &
BOULDER CORAL FRAGMENTS

13. MICROFRAGMENTATION and TISSUE MERGE
FOUR FRAGMENTED CORAL PIECES MERGE INTO
ONE

14. Outplanted Coral
Microfragments Fall 2014

15. THE TIME IS NOW…….
 MOTE MARINE LAB IS THE LEADER IN
CORAL REEF RESTORATION
TECHNOLOGY AND HAS PERMITS IN
HAND ALLOWING FOR THIS CRITICAL
WORK TO PROCEED IMMEDIATELY.
 SUCCESS WITH SURVIVABILTY AT 90%
AFTER 3-5 YEARS

16. SO MUCH DEPENDS ON IT……

17. Together, we can make a difference and ensure the
future for our oceans & our economy. We hope you
will help support our efforts to restore these precious
and valuable coral reefs.

18. Thank you for supporting this
exciting partnership.
for more information, please
visit our websites
www.galleonresort.com
www.mote.org/4reef
www.reefplate.com