Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
ReCoral by Ørsted™ is a proof-of-concept coral restoration trial in partnership with the Penghu Marine Biology Research Center. Learn more at orsted.com/recoral The first challenge is to collect coral spawn that have been released in the annual mass spawning event trigged by a full moon in spring. Follow research assistant and coral enthusiast Roy as he patrols the shores of the Penghu Islands in search of coral spawn.
ReCoral aims to support natural coral growth on the foundations of offshore wind turbines on the Greater Changhua offshore wind farms in Taiwan. If successful, we hope to scale up this coral restoration method to use on other offshore wind farms.
The novel non-invasive method involves collecting coral spawn that washes up on the shoreline of the Penghu Islands, cultivating it in the laboratory, and then introducing viable coral larvae into mesh cages specifically designed to fit around turbine foundation pieces, with the intention that they will settle and grow there.
#CoralRestoration #Biodiversity #OffshoreWind
ReCoral by Ørsted™ is a proof-of-concept coral restoration trial in partnership with the Penghu Marine Biology Research Center. Learn more at orsted.com/recoral The first challenge is to collect coral spawn that have been released in the annual mass spawning event trigged by a full moon in spring. Follow research assistant and coral enthusiast Roy as he patrols the shores of the Penghu Islands in search of coral spawn.
ReCoral aims to support natural coral growth on the foundations of offshore wind turbines on the Greater Changhua offshore wind farms in Taiwan. If successful, we hope to scale up this coral restoration method to use on other offshore wind farms.
The novel non-invasive method involves collecting coral spawn that washes up on the shoreline of the Penghu Islands, cultivating it in the laboratory, and then introducing viable coral larvae into mesh cages specifically designed to fit around turbine foundation pieces, with the intention that they will settle and grow there.
#CoralRestoration #Biodiversity #OffshoreWind
