TECHNICAL REVIEW OF CORAL COLONY TRANSPLANTATION CASE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Abstract

 Port and harbor development, fishing harbor as well, must take into consideration to avoid, reduce or compensate impact on the coral communities. Coral colony transplantation as mitigation measure has been carried out 30 years or more in Japan. However, there is no guideline indicating a detailed methodology for coral transplantation. Coral transplantation carried out for runway expansion project of Naha Airport in 2014 are reviewed as case in this report. Particularly, we suggested the setting method of the transplant point to evade physical damage to the transplant coral communities by the typhoon, and an effective fixation method of the coral colonies.