St. Croix blog #1

Today I started my senior project working for the nature conservancy in St. Croix USVI at the Coral Reef Restoration Hub. My day started with a tour of the facility and meeting everyone who is a part of it. I got to see how they test the water to make sure it's a healthy environment and learned about what kind of nutrients are important for the coral. The team is focused on coral conservation and restoration they have both in water and land-based coral nurseries. I am working on the land-based one shadowing and working with the team to make sure that the coral continues to grow and thrive while they figure out why and how to manage all of the diseases that are destroying the coral. Today, I learned how to take care of the coral tank maintenance, how to clean the tanks, and the coral fragmentation. I began monitoring the creation of coral grow-out substrates. I recorded these photos of what I was working on and doing today during my first day of work. A link to their website and a good youtube video if you want to learn more:  https://youtu.be/C00_sf8N29E









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  1. Kelly Griffin-BrownMay 10, 2022 at 8:22 AM

    What an exciting project!! Can't wait to see what else you work on. Don't forget to add daily hour totals and project total hours to the end of each blog daily.

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