A Breakthrough for Coral Reef Restoration

[@fishwatcher]

Dr. Vaughn's discovery and work is important news to those of us who care about coral reef health. I'll pass this video on to others. Thank you.

[@bobleclair5665]

Hello Dr.David Vaughan. With all the mooring fields in the Florida keys, would it be a good idea to adopt out some of your corral box to these boaters who rent these mooring balls, or what’s your thoughts on old iron boats or barges for artificial reef planters that can be moved to desired locations?

[@worldview2888]

I genuinely extend my sincerest salutes to Dr David Vaughan. This is a scientist that would have retired years ago, but he stayed on working just to see the very fruition of his life's work really come to life. This is dedication and commitment that is really lacking these days. People no longer work with the same purpose and dedication. I deeply have so much cheers towards the spirit of this incredible individual. You can see the passion in his work.

[@YogaWithSalad]

You sincerely seem consciously enjoying this work. I appreciate your calm energy and dedication to service our oceans.

[@ReefsofHope]

Good job Dave! With the massive bleaching here in Fiji we are now trimming bits of what did not bleach to create gene banks nurseries on the reef of thermally adapted corals. I have shared this link on our Corals for Conservation Facebook site so that many more practitioners will see it. Hope is what the coral reef needs! Thanks again!

[@flamencoartsandmusic4487]

Miracles do happen when you least expected! Kudos to Dr. Vaughan for believing the infinite possibilities! Deep gratitude for your contribution to save our oceans!

[@taoofmau7316]

Watched this and donated money for the first time in a very long time - keep up the good work!

[@calicurtis2388]

I hope this light you are shining on coral reef rehabilitation gets shined brighter and brighter. This man is amazing with the work he has done, I'd leave it all behind in Pennsylvania to go join forces with him. Right now. !

[@brettbarrett2533]

So much respect for those who have shown the passion, courage, and life to do what needs to be done. You're all so inspiring and I hope to be helping soon.

[@veganchaatparty]

Thank you so much!!! Your work is super amazing and super cool!!! I just want to hug you right now for the incredible work you are doing and the world you are creating!!! Thanks a lot!!

[@susanboorse505]

Fascinating! No wonder you couldn't retire. So exciting.

[@Sinshalai]

The slow loss of the coral reefs has always affected me on a deeply personal level, and to know that there is hope and that people like you are doing things like this to bring them back brings me more peace and joy than you can know. I want to know where I can go to help support Dr. Vaughan on his mission to regrow the reefs. This deserves so much attention.

[@xtinctio8100]

Thanks for being a beacon of much needed hope.

[@ambrosiatullamore5459]

All I can do is to say THANK YOU.

[@RisitasKEKW]

So amazing. Thank you so much for your work to help save our oceans and our existence!

[@TAZZYBOYBOY]

What a inspiration this video is, from only returning home from our annual Vanuatu holiday this week I was in a bit of distress on how the coral reefs on and around Port Vila have change for the worst in only 12 months, from amazing beautiful and full of life to dull and very sad looking and far less life. I was told that it is recovering well but it was a shock to see. I know global warming is a real threat now and that Cyclone Pam also had a role in its condition but I know now there is hope.🇻🇺👍

[@mjstudios97]

I'm watching this at night and it puts me peacefully to sleep knowing corals can be restored to thriving conditions. ❤️

[@daruwarchief6149]

I'm so happy there's expert people like this man who really care and apply their knowledge to actually help, impact and improve our ecosystems

[@amarabidali5316]

this guy deserves to be on yt reccomended

[@jgrave10]

Excellent Work Dave! Thank you!

[@cheyenne4957]

this is fricken epic. i literally aspire to be like this man, was gonna retire 10 years ago but is dedicated his life to this. so cool

[@mikeherman9418]

Moving in the right direction! Interesting that home hobbyist have been aquaculturing corals like this for 25 years. Especially in high nutrient, High Alkalinity, high PAR (PUR) systems.

[@bbingtube]

Hmm. We have been fragging sps since the early 80s. Maybe the hobbyist that have spent thousands of dollars and hours as well as garage craft innovation of device and technology to support coral life could be of use to science. Still haven't seen this tapped into.

[@Barskor1]

Try the Biorock system for faster growth.

[@louiet8832]

Great work. Thank you Dr. Vaughan!

[@jestronixhanderson9898]

Brilliant work! It's amazing to think how little money goes back into fixing our environment! I'm particularly excited to see that they are finding certain strains that will be tolerant to high C02. No point building a new reef to see it wiped out again. These new strains are key.

[@ADerpyReality]

Yeah people were pissed that almost half a billion was given to a small foundation. But that foundation funds most scientists to do with the coral reef.

[@Barskor1]

Public property gets abused Private property gets cared for.

[@mechadoggy]

@@ADerpyReality Also, I feel like a “large foundation” is more likely to have a lot of those funds wasted or used for “administrative overhead.”

[@barbaramospinheiro]

Congratulations! incredible work!

[@Discoverortho1]

Thanks for doing what you do

[@masken2007]

Is it possible for you to do a follow up on this story?

[@adamsmith749]

Great work and great communication about the science and value of reef restoration

[@LolLol-up3dm]

This guys voice is amazing. Together with the music i could probably sleep

[@giovanniscotti1798]

Thank you for your work!!

[@nicholasdevilliersmtb4280]

You guys are great.

[@Mo.h24]

Thank you for what you do 🙏🏼

[@jasonhatfield4747]

Anyone involved in the reef aquarium hobby would not find this surprising at all. Fragmenting corals is what we do

[@davidgross4833]

Yes, but the microfrag reskinning of coral heads to produce sexually active corals is kinda new.

[@philipmateotv7576]

Great work sir

[@marcelj5349]

The planet needs professionals like you. We need to reverse climate change and restore and repair. We need to vote for reps. who are environmentalists.

[@inga_accesorios]

thanks for your dedicate work for save the ocean :)

[@arjunpathak4302]

wonderful work,must be appreciated by the institutions and environmental agencies around the globe

[@billthompson5880]

I live in a Hawaii I have figured out most of it. By dumb luck I was skipper colonial wonders that saved us Gonorrhea and syphilis besides Jesus. I stumbled, i huge HIDDEN AQUARIUM. BE RIGHT BACK

[@billthompson5880]

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[@billthompson5880]

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[@OWELZIGEN]

😮 great job guys

[@kevingomez4096]

This is amazing.

[@thomasmalley2054]

THIS is amazing.

[@laftiskuno1357]

Nice, thank you for the video.

[@jessieng4410]

Thank you

[@shalirwood]

I keep watching this video and crying, even years later.

[@marialedesma268]

Thank you so much!!!!!

[@Cheetahprint85]

I love this!

[@scotthughes7440]

What an amazing guy

[@aurelrodriguez6277]

Great work! Inspiring

[@mardelros8994]

God bless you and your work!

[@GreekDonkey]

Thank you for doing what you do!!!!!!!!!!

[@jbojm9]

Informative and beautiful.

[@raymondbarlow]

We appreciate your efforts David. From what I understand, the CO2 is raising the temperature of the water. The fires, coal burning, gas / diesel combustion, are cuaing our environmental problems, as global temperatures rise. With your efforts, along with good people worldwide, there is hope for corral. Only if we can solve the CO2 issue asap.

[@RebeccaVerreth]

Love this! Let's share!

[@mfd8346]

Kinda exciting that we can grow coral exponentially now.

[@silencedxdesire]

Awesome ✊🏻❤️

[@eschwarz1003]

you sir, are awesome

[@antoniosalvador9754]

incredible!

[@TheNightwalker247]

this is so freakin great news. Lets restore as much as we can and build new reefs to protect biodiversity and the beaches. have you seen biorock? where they put metall structures under light electric current and that stimmulates the growth and helps in bleaching events.

[@naed_coral]

Variety is the spice of life... reef restoration didn't "forget" massive corals, they just realised that using branching corals provide habitat for fish and other benefits due to their complexity - if we only save massives... it won't be good

[@alpaykasal2902]

i'm confused.. once the newly fomed coral is placed back in the ocean/sea - the same harsh environment where there's been die-off, won't they die? or are you planting the new coral in gentler environments?

[@dvdb304]

I really hope this works!

[@yoooofufuuu]

Ty ..for this video

[@joserosa5342]

I will love to work for free in this places cuz will know that im helping to the planet.

[@sasori144]

Sorry grandpa but this guy is my new man

[@trebesch2004]

Hey, what kind of glue is used in the Water?

[@davidgross4833]

I use the thick version of super glue (cyanoacrylate). Can also use a mixture of portland cement and plaster to attach grown frags to reef substrate.

[@Blazing19721]

Great work, let's hope that governments all around the world buy into this

[@alexiscrabtree3046]

Hello! I work for Mote Marine Laboratory and we'd love to show this video in our coral exhibit in Key West. Our contact used to be Sam Price-Waldman but we got a bounce back when I tried to reach out via email. Is there someone we could speak to about getting a downloaded version of this video for public viewing? Thanks so much!

[@pe8640]

I am afraid that we are trying to fix the coral, when it is their environment that is broken.

[@TheSovietBear97]

He is fully aware of this in the video. Even if we are to reduce climate change to a very good level, coral will still die everywhere in large amounts. What this man is doing is making sure there will be coral around even when inevitable damage hits.

[@midnightchurningspriteshaq8533]

What about creating hybrid coral environments on land in storage facilities and using it for its resources? Also, what about automated mechanized coral reef regeneration? A machine is more precise, can be controlled remotely, can gather data, and can be mass produced.

[@Cheetahprint85]

Raz Stuchiner That’s already being done.

[@midnightchurningspriteshaq8533]

@@Cheetahprint85 good, can I lend a hand?

[@00_runner]

I micro fragmented a garf bonsai had a huge colony in 6mo

[@openmind2161]

Joe Rogan PLEase Bring this guy

[@outforbeer]

If temp and acidity are destroying corals, how are they surviving when you put them back in the same water that was killing them in the first place. After watching multiple artificial reef’s video, I think these coral just need a skeleton to latch on to grow. The lack of hard skeleton structures is why they die or don’t grow well. To restore the corals just build a large network of metal lattices or cages on the ground

[@andreyncl]

Many of beautiful coral reefs are in serious trouble. They are being damaged or destroyed by pollution, disease, and climate change. This is a good news that we can help our own environment. Let's protect our environment from all of the people who can destroy it. And let's restore as much as we can and build more coral reefs to protect our own biodiveristy.

[@kennethricher45]

I’m all for saving the reefs but the fact that we’ve studied less than 10% of the ocean, no one has even remotely the slightest idea of how much or little of sea life depends on the reefs

[@ericmaclaurin8525]

Disney should build a dive park that is an artificial reef and habitat. We need to develop ways to build these out on a large scale by making them profitable enough for business to fund.

[@robmorrison8568]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@billthompson5880]

Please watch

[@Kellehfish]

protect this precious cinnamon roll

[@mikeycbaby]

Where do we donate?

[@davidgross4833]

mote.org/support/donate

[@davidgross4833]

Can also get the Mote license plate if in FL. mote.org/reef-plate

[@marcelalopez9053]

I wonder if they can find other kind of vehicule to move around because they are also using ton of oil to move their boat around and also pollute the place where they are working, if they can find a vehicule that doesnt pollute has much would make all their work 100% clean and green.

[@davidgross4833]

Dr Vaughan drives a prius, and has an electric powered catamaran he's working on.

[@ChristianHunter]

Hey NOAA, EPA, will you please get Dr. Vaughan the $10mm he needs ASAP!

[@arielmatinez]

Christian Hunter how? We are spending all the money on illegals

[@maxgame4811]

😇❤️

[@Barskor1]

Combine this with Biorock system for even greater growth rates.

[@Kavukamari]

imagine if we could program a species of fish that would go and break the slow growing corals up to stimulate growth

[@lewiscleveland4661]

Well since you made the argument of the acidity of CO2 I would say no you can't.

[@mfb5642]

We'd have to genetically engineer them to withstand more acidity and temprature.

[@randomoverpopulatedworldid3286]

This is what humans should have been doing all along. Stewardship. Saving the Arc of life in the Universe: all the plants, animals, bugs, etc..., even the glaciers need saving now. What if religion worshipped the earth we live on and all of our jobs were targeted to save animals and grow habitats larger. Can you imagine what the world would look like? Only then would we be able to save ourselves.

[@chaotify_]

3 dislikes lol Anyway, this is great news!

[@lucasatilano8008]

Who disliked this video??

[@bLATTATTAT562]

Lol.. u making clones… clones are weaker then the original..

[@Noah-ws8ho]

no, clones are exactly as strong as the original in this case. The're largely indistinguishable.

[@arjunpathak4302]

wonderful work,must be appreciated by the institutions and environmental agencies around the globe