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Reef Gardening · Kilifi County
Coral Restoration
Since 2019, community fishers have been trained as certified reef gardeners - growing coral fragments in underwater nurseries and transplanting them to bleached areas of Kilifi's reefs.
25,000+
Colonies Planted
85%
Survival Rate
400%
Fish Biomass Increase
40+
Divers Trained
Featured8 min readMarch 2025
25,000 Coral Colonies and Counting: Our Reef Restoration Journey
Since 2019, Oceans Alive and local community divers have hand-planted over 25,000 coral colonies in and around the Kuruwitu co-managed area. Here is the story of how a handful of committed fishers became Kenya's most skilled reef gardeners.
25,000+ colonies planted85% survival rate40+ divers trained
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