Press release Archives - Reef Renewal Bonaire

ReeFiesta 2025 Brings Over 200 People Together to Restore Bonaire’s Reefs

June 19, 2025June 2, 2025 by Reef Renewal Bonaire

Divers, snorkelers, and staff at Buddy Dive Resort. Credit: Julian Beccari

Over 200 people came together on World Reef Awareness Day to celebrate coral restoration at Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire’s 7th annual ReeFiesta. The event featured guided dives and snorkels at 13 coral nurseries around the island, followed by a community celebration with speakers, reef education, and a raffle. With the support of 16 partner dive ...

RRFB Produces 236,000+ Brain Coral Larvae During Spawning

June 19, 2025May 27, 2025 by Reef Renewal Bonaire

Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire successfully produced over 236,000 larvae after observing a grooved brain coral spawning event across four monitoring sites in Bonaire. As coral populations continue to decline across the Caribbean, facilitating sexual reproduction is a vital tool to boost resilience and preserve genetic diversity. This work is made possible through the support of ...

Nursery-reared Boulder Corals Outplanted for First Time

July 3, 2023January 23, 2023 by Reef Renewal Bonaire

Outplanting a Boulder, More Resilient Reef In a historic first, RRFB began outplanting 3 species of nursery-reared boulder coral. By expanding the number of species they grow and outplant, RRFB improves the diversity and overall resilience of Bonaire’s reefs. Download PDF 25 JANUARY 2023 (Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean) For the first time in history, 3 species ...

A Decade of Restoration

July 3, 2023April 26, 2022 by Reef Renewal Bonaire

Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire Celebrates 10 Years of Coral Restoration Download PDF 26 APRIL 2022 It has been 10 years since the first coral nursery was installed in Bonaire, kick-starting the island coral restoration project and giving a helping hand to our beautiful and endangered coral reefs. Fast forward to today, and Reef Renewal Foundation ...

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