Restored reef — Oceanus A.C.
Scientific documentation · 2008–2024

Gallery of
adopted colonies

Photographic record of the restoration program for Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis on the reefs of the Mexican Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.

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Underwater nursery — Mexican Caribbean
Underwater nursery Mexican Caribbean · 2020
Fragment nursery — Mexican Caribbean
Fragment nursery Mexican Caribbean · 2020
Colonies in the nursery — Reef
Colonies in the nursery Reef · 2020
Growing fragments — Underwater nursery
Growing fragments Underwater nursery · 2020
Coral tree in the nursery — Caribbean
Coral tree in the nursery Caribbean · 2020
Fragments of A. cervicornis — Nursery
Fragments of A. cervicornis Nursery · 2020
Developing colonies — Underwater nursery
Developing colonies Underwater nursery · 2020
Deep nursery — Mexican Caribbean
Deep nursery Mexican Caribbean · 2020
Fragments on ropes — Nursery
Fragments on ropes Nursery · 2020
Nursery overview — Mexican Caribbean
Nursery overview Mexican Caribbean · 2020
Active transplanting on the reef — Mexican Caribbean
Active transplanting on the reef Mexican Caribbean · 2024
Colony planting — Puerto Morelos
Colony planting Puerto Morelos · 2020
Transplanting A. palmata — Puerto Morelos
Transplanting A. palmata Puerto Morelos · 2020
Transplanted colony — Puerto Morelos
Transplanted colony Puerto Morelos · 2020
Transplant at MARRS — MARRS
Transplant at MARRS MARRS · 2020
Planting on substrate — Reef
Planting on substrate Reef · 2020
Planted colonies — Mexican Caribbean
Planted colonies Mexican Caribbean · 2020
Transplant on the reef — Active reef
Transplant on the reef Active reef · 2020
Acropora palmata juvenile — Puerto Morelos
Acropora palmata juvenile Puerto Morelos · 2020
Colony of A. palmata — Mexican Caribbean
Colony of A. palmata Mexican Caribbean · 2020
A. palmata on the reef — Puerto Morelos
A. palmata on the reef Puerto Morelos · 2020
Branch of A. palmata — Puerto Morelos
Branch of A. palmata Puerto Morelos · 2020
A. palmata growing — Puerto Morelos
A. palmata growing Puerto Morelos · 2020
Established colony — Puerto Morelos
Established colony Puerto Morelos · 2020
Acropora cervicornis on the bottom — Caribbean
Acropora cervicornis on the bottom Caribbean · 2020
A. cervicornis at MARRS — MARRS
A. cervicornis at MARRS MARRS · 2020
Staghorn coral fragments — Mexican Caribbean
Staghorn coral fragments Mexican Caribbean · 2020
A. cervicornis in the nursery — Underwater nursery
A. cervicornis in the nursery Underwater nursery · 2020
Colony of A. cervicornis — Mexican Caribbean
Colony of A. cervicornis Mexican Caribbean · 2020
A. cervicornis branching — Caribbean
A. cervicornis branching Caribbean · 2020
Colonies of A. cervicornis — Restored reef
Colonies of A. cervicornis Restored reef · 2020
Underwater fieldwork — Mexican Caribbean
Underwater fieldwork Mexican Caribbean · 2024
Monitoring at MARRS — MARRS
Monitoring at MARRS MARRS · 2020
Monitoring dive — Reef
Monitoring dive Reef · 2020
Field activity — Mexican Caribbean
Field activity Mexican Caribbean · 2020
Underwater view of the reef — Caribbean
Underwater view of the reef Caribbean · 2020
Restored reef — Mexican Caribbean
Restored reef Mexican Caribbean · 2020
Historic fieldwork — Gulf of Mexico
Historic fieldwork Gulf of Mexico · 2012
Fieldwork on the reef — Mexican Caribbean
Fieldwork on the reef Mexican Caribbean · 2018
Scientific dive — Reef
Scientific dive Reef · 2020
Oceanus team in the field — Mexican Caribbean
Oceanus team in the field Mexican Caribbean · 2024
Scientific team — Oceanus A.C.
Scientific team Oceanus A.C. · 2024
Casita de los Arrecifes — Quintana Roo
Casita de los Arrecifes Quintana Roo · 2024
Marine Pavilion — Cancún
Marine Pavilion Cancún · 2024
Field training — CRBMC
Field training CRBMC · 2024
Team activity — Oceanus A.C.
Team activity Oceanus A.C. · 2024
Divers in the field — Mexican Caribbean
Divers in the field Mexican Caribbean · 2020
Team underwater — Reef
Team underwater Reef · 2020
Historic Oceanus team — Mexico
Historic Oceanus team Mexico · 2012
Volunteers and scientists — Mexico
Volunteers and scientists Mexico · 2012

Program photographs are updated periodically.
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