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YEAR 2009 - CRP Project #4002C (Caribbean)
Project #4002C
Kapitan Egorov-Tracy Lynn Coral Transplantation
Ponce & Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
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Project name: |
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Kapitan Egorov-Tracy Lynn Coral Transplantation |
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Project number: |
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4002C |
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Project status: |
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Cancelled |
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Grant Administrator: |
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Gulf of Mexico Foundation (for NOAA) |
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Grantee: |
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Puerto Rico Department of Natural & Environmental Resources |
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Project location: |
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Port of the Americas, Ponce and Guayanilla, Puerto Rico |
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Grant period: |
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Jan 1, 2008 – Dec 31, 2009 |
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Grant amount: |
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$40,000 |
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Land Ownership: |
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Public |
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Lat/Long: |
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17˚57’58.01”N x 66˚37’02”W / 17˚57’41.2”N x 66˚46’01.1”W |
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Types of Habitat: |
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Coral reef |
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Project leader: |
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Kelvin Serrano, Biologist 1
Puerto Rico DNER
Marine Resources Division
P.O. Box 366147
San Juan, PR 00936
www.drna.gobierno.pr |
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Locations of the Vessels/Grounding Site |
Species Benefiting From Restoration:
• Hard Corals
• Soft Corals
• Invertebrates
• Fish
Acres of Habitat To be Restored:
Approximately 50 square meters of coral reef habitat
Project Summary:
The sunken vessel, Tracy Lynn, is designated to be removed
from Port of the Americas in Ponce Harbor during the second
half of 2009. This project will transplant the 300+ corals
that have grown on the hull of this vessel prior to her
removal. The corals will be transplanted to the Kapitan
Egorov grounding site near the entrance of Guayanilla Bay.
This project has the dual purpose of saving 300+ corals which
represent over 6000 years of coral growth and helping to
restore parts of the 10-year-old grounding site in areas
where recruitment and recovery have been severely limited.
Project Objectives:
- Remove corals that have been growing on Tracy Lynn since
it sunk in 1988 during Hurricane Gilbert. The vessel is going
to be removed from the Port of the Americas in Ponce, Puerto
Rico and the 300+ hard and soft corals that have grown on the
ship over the last 20 years will be lost forever representing
a loss of up to 6,000 years of coral growth.
- Transport corals 10 nautical miles to the Kapitan Egorov
grounding site and reattach them there.
- Involve local environmental groups like Sociedad de
Ambiente Marino and Amigos de Amoná to help with
transplantation.
Community Involvement:
Local environmental organizations like Sociedad de Ambiente
Marino and Amigos de Amoná shall provide labor (5 – 10
trained divers familiar with these techniques) to support in
field restoration by conducting activities such as removal of
corals from sunken vessel, assisting in transport of corals
to Kapitan Egorov site and reattachment of corals. Expertise
from UPR staff and graduate students shall be leveraged for
coral. DNER rangers shall provide boat support. University,
agency and contracted experts shall provide the technical
expertise and managerial oversight to ensure that this
project is conducted on schedule in a technically appropriate
and cost effective manner.
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