Video Library

Engineering and Innovation Working Group Stakeholder meeting featuring a presentation from Spencer Miller (Settide) on the benefits of utilizing photogrammetry for coral reef related projects.

Engineering and Innovation Working Group Stakeholder meeting featuring a presentation from Dr. Sebastian Schmidt-Roach (KAUST) on his work understanding the limitations and effectiveness of economic vs. data-driven approaches to guide coral restoration efforts.

In this webinar from the Coral Restoration Consortium (CRC), a community of practice dedicated to uniting the global coral restoration community, you will learn about the CRC's new structure and how to get involved in the CRC. The panelists also share the results from the 2023 CRC Survey of Coral Restoration Practitioner Needs and what to expect at Reef Futures 2024. Presenters and panelists: Tali Vardi (Executive Director, Coral Restoration Consortium) Michelle Loewe (Coordinator, CRC, NOAA Fishers Office of Habitat Conservation) Nathan Cook (Advisory Board Member, CRC) / (Field Lead, KAUST Reefscape Restoration Initiative) David Suggett (Advisory Board Member, CRC) (Chief Scientist, KAUST Reefscape Restoration Initiative) Jessica Levy - (Coordinator, CRC) / (Director of Restoration Strategy, Coral Restoration Foundation)

The latest film from the CRC Storytelling Hub (crc.world/storytelling) features the #reefstory of Raising Coral Costa Rica and Tatiana Villalobos, Project Manager. This beautiful short film captures Raising Coral’s successful restoration of their reefs and the various techniques being used. It also explores the community impact and community involvement elevating their coral restoration efforts. As Tatiana asks, “How you can integrate local people? How can you communicate with the people that have been living with and interacting with the corals all their lives?” The film was created in partnership with The CRC Storytelling Hub and filmed using the CRC Citizen Documentarian Guide. To learn more about the important coral restoration work being done by Raising Coral Costa Rica visit: https://www.raisingcoral.org/. To learn more about the CRC Storytelling Hub and the CRC's dedication to supporting communities and practitioners in implementing impactful coral restoration projects, or to tell your own #reefstory, visit crc.world/storytelling. Story: Tatiana Villalobos Videography: Daniel Charpentier Lucas Zañartu Raising Coral Costa Rica Editing: Studio Oiseau Production: The CRC Storytelling Hub

A video of the CRC Engineering and Innovation working group (EIG) held onThursday, November 30th at 1:00 pm EST. Dr. Andrew Ross, a coastal ecosystems expert specializing in the propagative culture and enhancement of corals and coral reefs, and the restoration of coral reef ecosystem services, discussed several inventions to the field, including proprietary ring-mount unitary nursery and rapid-planting solutions.

This short film stars Avicenna Wijayanto, a Coral Catch Superwoman who is dedicated to saving the reefs where she lives in Indonesia. It was created in partnership with Coral Restoration Consortium using the CRC Citizen Documentarian Guide. To learn more about Coral Catch's important restoration work and its unique coral restoration scholarship program that encourages and empowers local women to have a career in marine conservation, visit coralcatch.org. To learn more about the CRC Storytelling Hub and the CRC's dedication to supporting communities and practitioners in implementing impactful coral restoration projects, or if you have your own #reefstory to tell, visit crc.world/storytelling. Story: Avicenna Wijayanto Videography: Coral Catch Editing: Studio Oiseau Production: The CRC Storytelling Hub

A short film about Talua Nivaga, a climate reality leader who founded the environmental youth-led organization Fuligafou, who was supposed to be in COP28 Dubai to talk about the coral reef crisis but decided to instead stay home in Tuvalu and try to rescue his coral reefs from an approaching bleaching event. The film was created in partnership with The CRC Storytelling Hub and filmed using the CRC Citizen Documentarian Guide. To learn more about the important restoration work being done by Talua and Fuligafou visit: https://www.facebook.com/fuligafou/ To learn more about the CRC Storytelling Hub and the CRC's dedication to supporting communities and practitioners in implementing impactful coral restoration projects, or if you have your own #reefstory to tell , visit crc.world/storytelling. Story: Talua Nivaga Videography: Duke Addleman Editing: Studio Oiseau Production: The CRC Storytelling Hub

Andrew Taylor, the founder of Blue Corner Marine Research, located in Indonesia, talks about his lifelong passion for the coral reefs and how he decided to dedicate his life to coral reef conservation. The film was created in partnership with The CRC Storytelling Hub and filmed using the CRC Citizen Documentarian Guide. To learn more about the important coral restoration work being done by Blue Corner Marine Research in Bali visit https://bluecornerconservation.org/ To learn more about the CRC Storytelling Hub and the CRC's dedication to supporting communities and practitioners in implementing impactful coral restoration projects, or to tell your own #reefstory, visit crc.world/storytelling. Story: Andrew Taylor Videography: Blue Corner Marine Research Editing: Studio Oiseau Production: The CRC Storytelling Hub

Dr. Austin Bowden-Kerby, in a film directed by Duke Addleman and created in partnership with The CRC Storytelling Hub, talks about the marine heatwave moving towards the South Pacific and his efforts to keep the corals alive by moving them to cooler water before the bleaching begins. The film showcases the creation of the biggest rescue reef in history, 15-meter high letters that spell out the word BULA, which means LIFE, and includes Bowden-Kerby's passionate call to action to world leaders to take action to save the reefs, and the world. To learn more about the important coral restoration work being done by Dr. Bowden-Kerby at his nonprofit, Corals for Conservation, visit https://corals4conservation.org/. To learn more about the CRC Storytelling Hub and the CRC's dedication to supporting communities and practitioners in implementing impactful coral restoration projects, or to tell your own #reefstory, visit crc.world/storytelling. Story: Dr. Austin Bowden-Kerby. Direction: Duke Addleman In concert with: The CRC Storytelling Hub

David Schmidt and April Hays from Mussel Polymers, Inc. discuss mussel-inspired adhesive solutions for restoration. A wide variety of methods are being explored to make out planting more robust and increase the rate at which corals are attached. Mussel Polymers, Inc. is the commercial activity of two decades of academic research out of Purdue University.

Strategies for Restoration Practitioners to prepare, manage, monitor, and recover from the 2023 global coral bleaching event. Presenters and panelists: Derek Manzello (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) - Using NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch to predict bleaching for your reef Jessica Levy (Coral Restoration Foundation) - Lessons from Florida Austin Bowden-Kerby (Corals for Conservation) - Fiji Bleaching Interventions Neal Cantin (Australian Institute of Marine Science) - How to use shading to protect reefs during bleaching David Mead (Australian Institute of Marine Science) - How mixing does and doesn’t work Tali Vardi (Coral Restoration Consortium) - Documenting loss and finding resilient corals Iliana Baums (Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity) / Line Bay (Australian Institute of Marine Science) - Sampling for genetic preservation Stephen Palumbi & Courtney Klepac (Stanford) - Simple, inexpensive equipment to test corals for heat stress resistance ___________________________________________________________________________ Additional Panelists- Alexander Stead (KAUST), Jennifer Moore (NOAA), Raquel Peixoto (KAUST), Tom Moore (KAUST), Liz Goergen (KAUST)

Engineering and Innovation Working Group Stakeholder meeting featuring a presentation about Coral Reef Restoration for Risk Reduction from Curt Storlazzi, USGS.

Plenary, Pre-recorded - Veta Wade, Fish 'N Fins

Plenary, Pre-recorded - Raquel Peixoto, KAUST

Plenary, Pre-recorded - Andrea G. Grottoli, International Coral Reef Society

Plenary, Day 2 (September 28) - Carly Kenkel, University of Southern California