This research focuses on surveying and cultivating heat-tolerant corals from the northeast coast using indoor coral farming. The primary objective is to assess their heat resilience and identify species suitable for coral restoration. By enhancing the heat resilience of coral habitats, we aim to boost coral recovery following bleaching events, thereby contributing to vital coral ecosystem preservation.

Our work will be conducted at Chaojing Bay Resource Conservation Area and the permanent site of Delta's Coral Restoration Base. The research team will collect wild corals for indoor nurturing to study their reproductive cycles. The team will then cultivate the offspring to a suitable size and transplant them to field-based coral nurseries. Monthly records will be maintained to track the growth of the restored corals, providing data to analyze the speed of coral restoration based on water temperature fluctuations and seawater pH levels and developing effective restoration strategies.