Operational Unit
Coral Reef Bleaching Intervention & Synthetic Restoration Team
Marine, Coastal & Aquatic Conservation
Unit Mandate
Mission & Operational Scope
Responds to mass coral bleaching events and deploys active reef restoration programs — including coral gardening, assisted gene flow, and synthetic substrate deployment — to accelerate recovery of critically degraded reef systems.
Doctrine
GCRMN Monitoring Protocols · Coral Restoration Foundation Best Practices
Core Capabilities
Operational Capabilities
Bleaching event early warning via satellite SST and in-situ sensors
Coral nursery establishment and fragment propagation
Assisted gene flow and thermal-tolerant coral outplanting
Synthetic reef substrate design and deployment
Reef health monitoring (CoralNet, MERMAID protocols)
Crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) outbreak response
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