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Bali Coral
Nurseries for Reef Restoration,
Mariculture, and Shore Protection
These photographs, taken by Wolf
Hilbertz during October and November, 2000 and are his property. They show various stages of coral growth
on the Bali reef site.
These photos may not be published on
another web or anywhere else without permission.
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Four months after coral transplanting, transplanted coral is growing. |
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Small part of the huge school of snappers that normally stay inside of the structure during the daytime. |
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Small coral fragments that are solidly cemented into and overgrowing mineral accretion. |
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Prolific new branching of corals since transplantation, and the small fish that hide between them. |
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Photo taken a few days after connection and transplantation of corals. Mineral accretion is clearly visible. |
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A dense swarm of snappers occupy the reef. |
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Swimming the 40 foot diameter dome out to the site took the collected efforts of many divers. |
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The first coral transplant is shwown before the start of mineral accretion. |
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This is a three dimensional bamboo axis wrapped with wire. |
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