Save the Maamigili reef – Coral Mission Foundation

Let's save the corals from Maamigili Reef!

02/08/2022

Maamigili Reef in South Ari Atoll in the Maldives is currently being destroyed and will cease to exist soon. The reason is the development of the local airport on Maamigili island. The investor creates a new, artificial part of the island to extend the runway. To be exact – he pills it with sand on the neighboring coral reef. It means that 30 hectares of the reef will be covered by tons of sand. As a result, corals and other aquatic animals living here will die.

When we learned about it, the airport development was already in progress. So we decided to act immediately. We developed a plan to relocate 1800 corals from Maamigili Reef to the safe spot close to nearby Dhigurah island. We got the necessary permits and started the project. But the project is costly.

The cost of one coral replanting is 14 USD.

We can save the corals from Maamigili Reef, but we need your help!

If only you can – please help. Not us – help the Ocean and the planet. It doesn’t matter how big or how small – your donation is essential. Each 14 USD saves one coral!

Thanks to our donors, mainly individuals, till now, we’ve replanted 1150 corals, but the raised money has already finished. To replant remained 650 corals, we need help. And it is urgent because the whole area will be covered by sand soon.

Below you can find the project’s initial description with the cost estimation and the report on its implementation.

FUNDACJA CORAL MISSION

EUR: PL77 1140 2004 0000 3312 1543 0461

USD: PL13 1140 2004 0000 3112 1543 0450

PLN: PL57 1140 2004 0000 3202 8214 8183

SWIFT: BREXPLPWXXX

PayPal: info@coralmission.org

Adres: Al. Jana Pawła II 27, 03-865 Warszawa, Poland

THE INITIAL DESCRIPTION
AND THE COST ESTIMATION

THE REPORT OT THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
AS OF 12/07/2022

Update from 29/07/2022

Dears, we’ve already relocated 1150 corals!

Most of them still aren’t replanted to the frames. Instead, they are waiting on the resting tables. Why?

Planting corals on the frames turned out to be the most time-consuming part of the entire process. It was taking much more time than collecting and transporting corals. The airport and new part of the island construction work are in progress, so there is less and less time for rescuing corals. Additionally, the water quality is so poor because of the sand and dust everywhere, so many corals suffer and die.

That’s why we decided to relocate the whole 1800 corals to Dhigurah lagoon and leave them temporarily on the resting tables. Later we’ll start gradually planting them on their final frames.

Currently, our work is slowed down because our funds for the project have run out. But we do whatever we can to raise some funds for completing the project. So we’ll keep you updated. Keep your fingers crossed!

Update from 14/07/2022

Hi! We toss you the report of the project for 12/07/2022. You can read everything there if you want to know details about the work progress. You can also find the settlement of project expenses.

You can read the report on the website or download it to your device as a PDF file.

THE REPORT OT THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
AS OF 12/07/2022

Update from 07/07/2022

Hi there! We have a moment to update you about the project’s progress

Til now, we’ve relocated more than 600 corals. Part of them is already planted at the frames. The other part is still on resting tables, ready to be planted. In addition, we’ve planted over 300 small coral fragments in our coral nursery. So the first nursery is already 100% filled!

What next? The new resting tables and three new coral frames are ready. And frames have a new design – thanks, Coral Reef Care, for your guidelines and for sharing your experience with us!

We are also working on the new idea of attaching massive and encrusting corals to the frames. And, of course, we clean our corals, check their health and do our everyday work on the coral farm.

THE INITIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

Maamigili Reef in South Ari Atoll in the Maldives is located adjacent to the Marine Protected Area. This is the place, where the whole year round you can encounter the bigger fish in the world, the whale shark.

Just now, this beautiful reef is being destroyed! To extend the local airport, the investor creates a new artificial part of Maamigili island. He built it on Maamigili Reef, pilling tons of sand straight onto the reef.

Not only corals are dying under the sand. Other animals such as starfish, sea cucumbers, or nudibranchs are also destined for extinction.

We can save them, but we must act now!

We prepared the plan for the relocation of 1800 corals from Maamigili Reef to the lagoon of neighboring Dhigurah Island. Planted at special frames, they can safely grow and create a new coral reef.

We will also relocate as many other aquatic creatures as we manage.

But it turned out that the project is so expansive that it exceeds our financial capacity. That’s why we really need your help.

According to the cost estimation attached below, the total cost of 1800 corals replanting is 25.066 USD.

So one coral replanting costs 14 USD. Each dollar is essential! And every 14 USD saves one coral!

We have to act quickly because the airport extension work is already in progress, and the investor plans to finish it within two months. If we don’t make it, thousands living animals die under the sand.

So please help, if only you can!