The technique that could help save the Great Barrier Reef

During the annual Great Barrier Reef spawning event triggered by the November full moon, tourism operators and local reef industry workers collaborated overnight to boost healthy coral numbers using the ‘coral IVF’ technique. This innovative method, which improves fertilization rates by 100-fold, involves capturing millions of coral eggs and sperm in floating larval pools before releasing them onto reefs to grow into new coral structures. This joint effort aims to protect the reef from the impacts of climate change and achieve reef restoration on a larger scale, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between researchers, tourism operators, and marine industries.

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