Sustainability

Coral Propagation

Rescued 20,000 coral colonies

Out-planted 8,000 coral colonies

Growing 50,000 coral fragments

The Maldives is an island nation with an enchanting underwater beauty. Corals play an important role in ocean biodiversity, with 25% of sealife living on the reef.

In collaboration with Coralive.org and the Soneva Fushi SCIE:NCE team, the Soneva Foundation has set up one of the biggest coral nurseries in the world using Mineral Accretion Technology (MAT). Located at the outer edge of the house reef, the coral nursery at Soneva Fushi comprises 432 table structures, arranged in three circular clusters.

In 2022, the core MAT tables have been filled with 50,000 coral fragments.

Additional investment in coral spawning and rearing lab and micro-fragmenting tanks have been made, which will be up and running early 2023.

The yearly output of corals generated and out-planted is expected to be between 100,000 and 150,000 coral fragments.

Coral Propagation

20,000 coral colonies rescued

The rescued Corals have been fragmented and filled in the nursery to grow 50,000 fragments. 8,000 colonies directly out-planted to the reef.

The coral nursery needs daily maintenance to ensure they are growing well.

Logistics of coral transportation to be carefully managed to ensure highest possible survival rate.

With 432 table it is one of the world’s largest MAT coral nurseries.