Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Coral IVF is a world-leading technique to grow baby corals and use them to restore damaged coral reefs.
Our researchers capture coral eggs and sperm, called spawn, from healthy reefs and rear millions of baby corals in specially-designed floating pools on the Reef and in tanks. Researchers use these pools to encourage a higher rate of fertilisation and when they are mature enough, they are delivered to damaged reefs where they can attach and grow.
Coral IVF is a world-leading technique to grow baby corals and use them to restore damaged coral reefs.
Our researchers capture coral eggs and sperm, called spawn, from healthy reefs and rear millions of baby corals in specially-designed floating pools on the Reef and in tanks. Researchers use these pools to encourage a higher rate of fertilisation and when they are mature enough, they are delivered to damaged reefs where they can attach and grow.
