Down with the Coral

Down with the Coral

On July 13th we began our work with Dr. Krisanadej Jaroensutasinee and his team for coral restoration in Kho Samui. We gathered on the shore of coral beach, a beach in which the sand is grinded down coral, with the goal to study the coral, and help create an artificial reef in order to help rehabilitate the coral community off that beach. The artificial reef was formed into a table like structure made out tiles of plastic netting and pbc pipes. We attached various types of coral, sea weed, and algae to the netted tiles, careful to give the coral enough space to grow.

Below is some of the coral we helped restore: