TO FUND CORAL REEF REHABILITATION PROJECTS IN FIJI
YOUR HELP
ABOUT ADE
The ADE Project Mission Statement
To promote the sustainable management and conservation of global marine ecosystems, develop aquaculture and mariculture programs for the protection of the environment, and contribute to rural communities through training and economic support.
Our Mission Is Real
Our Mission Is Real Fiji Ministry of Fisheries letter supporting the ADE Project Fiji Coral growth on our specialised racks Racks full of newly planted corals on specially designed grow-out racks Final result of coral growth as fish move in
What Does It Take
What Does It Take These racks are manufactured by our local company and we use at least 8 racks on every site. Each rack holds over 200 coral plugs as you see here These are the grow out racks we
Everyone Can Do It
Everyone Can Do It We always get asked the same questions. How long does it take coral to grow? Is it hard to plant coral? For this reason, we have set up a public display where everyone can join in and
The ADE Story
Walt Smith, a pioneer in the Marine Ornamental industry since 1972 began experimenting with replanting coral fragments in 1998 on the reefs of Fiji. With these beginning experiments showing almost immediate success he and his wife Deborah decided to expand these experiments to other parts of the reef and now occupy 9 sites both in the West and North of the Fiji Islands group. Since that time they have planted and recorded over 1,200,000 newly planted coral fragments.
There are now plans in place to expand to a much larger scale that will eventually include up to 45 different village sites.
In The Loop
In this section we will keep you updated with the most relevant reports and essays, written by some of the world’s most recognized authorities in Coral Reef Conservation. Their “points of view” may help you understand the drive and passion behind our mission.
Why Donate to ADE Project Fiji
Why Donate to ADE Project Fiji? Aquaculture Development for the Environment The ADE project to rebuild and restore some of Fiji’s most damaged marine habitat will have a significant impact on the local economy, food security, complex biodiversity, gender equality,
What The Experts Say
What The Experts Say We work with several Marine Conservation Experts who are leaders in our industry. You can find their thoughts and articles here.
Evaluating the Ecological Benefits of Transplanted Coral Fragments
Coral Reef Restoration Progress report 1 – The Aquaculture Development for the Environment Project. March 2019 Map showing two locations experimental coral transplant and control plots were established. Aim of this study/ report To determine the effect that transplanting coral
What We Do
We Teach
We Teach At village level ADE supplies the complete infrastructure and training to teach the villages in the original technique of donor
We Succeed
We Succeed Not only does the environment benefit from these efforts, but the local villages and resorts also benefit from
We Rebuild
We Rebuild Over the years ADE has steadily increased its production of the proprietary coral planting plugs we have developed.
We Monitor
We Monitor Once the coral has been successfully secured to the reef, where it will spend the rest of it’s
Donors
Thank you for your generous donations.
