Line of action:

Marine ecosystems

Status:

En ejecución

Execution date:

2024

End date:

2026

Project web page:

https://www.programapleamar.es/proyectos/deep-core-project-recuperacion-de-ecosistemas-arrecifales-y-plan-de-sensibilizacion-para

These actions will materialize to achieve 7 specific objectives: OE0: Create a communication program to inform, raise awareness and involve all interested parties, on the importance of the restoration and conservation of coral bottoms, the great richness and value of these areas, the threats they face and the advantages of good management, as well as to value the work of the fishing sector and its involvement in marine conservation. SO1: Increase ecosystem resilience and cushion impacts, removing residues that degrade the habitat and prevent populations from developing normally, causing friction, fracture and other pathologies in sessile species as well as bycatch of others. OE2: Collect the coral fragments broken by the waste and transfer them to the nurseries in order to apply treatments that allow both their living tissue and the calcareous part to regenerate, giving rise to a healthy colony, which is viable to reintroduce into the reef. OE3: Recover the natural cover of the reef, favouring the accelerated recovery of microhabitats for the conservation of different species that live in the ecosystem.

SO4: On-site monitoring and surveillance of marine spaces recovered from an ecosystem approach. OE5: Involve, raise awareness and train the fishing sector on the importance of coral reef conservation, with the aim of promoting synergies that contribute to the development of management and recovery plans for local ecosystems and fisheries. OE6: Involve, raise awareness and train students and the general public in marine conservation. To value the effort of the work of the fishing sector and its involvement in marine conservation.