Reefs in the East: A Story of Resilience and Science in Conservation

On March 28, I participated in a technical tour of the coral restoration points that the Foundation for Marine Studies (Fundemar) maintains in Bayahíbe, together with the executive director of the foundation, Rita Sellares; researcher Aldo Croquer, from The Nature Conservancy; and a team of biologists and field technicians. During two dives and a guided snorkel session, we observed colonies that survived the mass bleaching of 2023 and coral recr…