Making coral babies to boost restoration efforts |14 July 2025

Making coral babies to boost restoration efforts

Did you know that corals can have babies? They do it in a spectacular underwater event known as ‘spawning’. In an exciting new initiative, Nature Seychelles is gearing up to harness this natural occurrence by launching a ground-breaking coral breeding lab on Praslin Island, Seychelles, thanks to a partnership with CANON and the UK-based Coral Spawning Lab.

Coral reefs are bustling ecosystems that provide crucial services. Sadly, climate change has wreaked havoc on these reefs, with coral bleaching events happening more frequently. 2024 witnessed the fourth mass coral bleaching event, which is still ongoing.

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