🪸 We can only do these projects because of our Mossy Earth Members! So if you would like to help out you can become a member here: www.mossy.earth/ We use our rewilding budget to try and restore nature in the most impactful ways. Focusing on keystone species, big impact multiplying ideas and neglected ecosystems. Its fun but above all its impactful in bringing wilderness back to our landscapes. Cheers, Duarte
l give idea to replace plastic zip,,,, 1. using bamboo materials,,, 2. using penjalin ( Yudi know that material) 3. using part of banana,,,, take under the sun before using,,,,
Magnificent work, Duarte. These structures are simplistic by design but with careful modeling and calculating each length and width of those bars, it was able to house more than one species of coral and it is actually a very good idea to have multiple species so that the ecosystem can become truly diverse as it grows. They’re like seeds: once they take root, you nurture them around the clock and once they get a good foothold, the rest will take care of itself. I have a slightly strange request that I believe can be a great help for the organization. There’s a fellow RUclipsr who sends videos of many animals across the world with his camera traps. Some of them feature invasive species like hare and boars in South America and of course, foxes and deer in Australia. Perhaps you can use this to help those tackling this situation. He calls himself B Wild. Check it out. 😉
I think the common point of all your videos is, once you give life a little push, the rest takes care of itself. It's amazing to see the cascading effect. Now imagine how it will look in 5, 10, 20 years... keep up the good work!
Exactly! That is the whole idea of rewilding. We do not want a solution that requires us to be there the whole time. We need to help nature to fix what we broke and then let the master artist decide how it will look like in the end :) - Cheers, Duarte
I think it's because they work with many scientists whom have studied all of these systems very thoroughly, building up the many chains of cause-and-effect in the web of life for each region. It's never "just one thing," after all, but a whole system of immense complexity. Once you understand it, though, you know exactly which are the most vital parts to tuck in there so the rest can come along much more naturally.
I remember a while ago me and my family took a trip to Hawaii and during that trip we went to a coral reef spot that my mom was hyping up and we were all excited for. When we showed up she was so disappointed from how much the reef had died. Needless to say, thank you for doing this for our planet.
Also during the same trip I also saw a banded beaked sea snake but I didn't know what it was until now. VERY glad I immediately swam to shore after seeing it XD.
@@dai-nippon_digger we were in hanauma bay if that means anything, and it very well could not have been one (I don't know Hawaiian marine biology), but I remember it looking EXACTLY like the one in this video. Scared my 12 year old self back to shore haha
I have a similar experience to your mothers, but a forest. Travelled to the same area in Thailand five years apart, and the rainforest I had loved the first time was completley gone.
@@dai-nippon_digger Sea snakes Hawaii is the only US state where sea snakes are found, but only one species has been reported in Hawaiian waters: the Pelamis platurus, which is the only open-ocean marine snake.
My suggestion : Having taller structure sizes, to mimic nature and create a variety of environments like in natural reefs. A taller structure surrounded by 4 smaller ones for example :)
I was thinking the same thing, funnily enough. I'm quite sure that a variety of heights would provide little sheltered zones that would appeal to even more species of fish, given time.
Hi🐠 I’ve been in Indonesia for two months, snorkeling in spots like Nusa Penida and the Gili Islands. One day, I suddenly came across your project, and I found it so exciting! I’m an engineer specializing in sustainable product design, and your metal structures for coral restoration got me thinking. I’ve observed that more fish gather where your work has been done compared to the barren areas of dead coral. However, it’s still not comparable to the biodiversity near a big pinnacle, where marine life thrives. From my perspective, 3D-printed clay structures could be an excellent way to recreate pinnacles with channels and cavities for fish to lay eggs and form new colonies. Corals could be attached to these structures to grow into larger, natural-like pinnacles. I’m not suggesting covering the entire area but perhaps placing one structure every 4 square meters. This approach could significantly boost biodiversity by providing large nesting areas for hundreds of species while complementing your current efforts. Let me know if you’d be interested in collaborating someday! As a professional in 3D printing, I could support this initiative with knowledge and investment. Thanks for reading, and if you’ve made it this far, I’m glad something in my message caught your interest. Keep up the amazing work! 💙
That sounds like a really scalable method with fantastic results! I hope you can both continue this deployment and that other organizations and governments pick up on it as well! edit: spelling fix
@@MossyEarth for larger scale it needs automation or streamlining, consider inspiration from the bedford rl bobbin, if you can find a way to make sections of a "mat" that can be linked together from shorter sections into a long roll, and deployed from the boat you can cover a very large area at once, and focus on attaching coral segments
@@bugz000 - That's an excellent idea! I can imagine a wide and very long mat being slowly unrolled from a boat and gently being lowered to the seabed. A boat could even carry a number of rolls at a time.
@@MossyEarth well there is a promising start, yes. Maybe we need to wait 5 or 10 years to understand how long the structure will stand and if the reef will be able to anchor by itself on the true ground. We need to understand if the deep is correct and if it will survive extreme event.
Do the corals grow on top of each other over time, building into the taller underwater pinnacles you showed us? Im curious how those pinnacles get so big. Thank you for showing us this amazing project!
THANK YOU!! You guys need to visit Sulawesi - Salisi' Besar Hope Reef one of the largest ongoing coral reef restoration effort in the world.... it is the location where the Reef Stars were first developed, and of course to meet the team :)
I've contributed to a few projects as a member. If you even have $3 to $5 per month to donate that's amazing. It keeps you interested and ready to fund a project if & when you're able. Cheers!
Proud to be part of the funding! In 16 months I supported 27 projects, 14 ecosystems and 642 target species - first time checking in on these stats thats amazing!
It's so exciting to see this project coming along! I'm a Lyft driver and gave a ride to a college student who is studying to do this exact kind of work, so it was really fun to be able to have an actual conversation with him about it thanks to what I've learned from the videos on this project (and of course steer him to check your channel out!)
11:00 Stainless steel contains a large amount of chrome to prevent rust. Chrome is a fairly toxic metal and the salt water will slowly break it down into chromium chlorides that will dissolve into the water. Hopefully by the time that happens the coral has fully engulfed it in thick inert chalk and the living surface layer is far away from the metal.
I saw a show named Omni where they made a reef off Florida by staking out steel wire attached to a low power generator using the water flow to power the generator. This caused chemicals in the ocean to attach to the wires. After that, with the good foundation, corals migrated and attached to the foundations and attracted the fish. It is great that there are people like you and them creating these reefs with the help of nature.
As a hobbyist coral grower(in aquariums) I have a feeling that any biodegradable plastics used to attatched the coral may cause more problems then it solves. In this video you show how the coral grows over the zip ties. Now imagine this happening with a biodegradable plastic, this plastic will likely continue its degredation process even after fully encrusted over by the coral. As this biodegradable plastic breaks down, the compounds left behind will be trapped forever in a pocket inside of the coral skeleton. But these compounds are organic materials and thus it is highly likely that they will have a significant affect on the corals healthy, either by negatively affecting the water chemistry inside of the pocket or simply by their direct absorption into the coral by osmosis these compounds may have a toxic nature towards the corals.
Thank you for your wonderful work restoring these magical ocean ecosystems! (I'm a 73 year old woman and was able to hold my breath throughout your dive! Yay!!!)
I’ve done similar work in the Caribbean before and we used zipties for a while, but recently have switched to mixing cement on the boat and dropping it down in buckets for the divers to use to attach the corals by using the cement as a glue to push the corals into. So try looking into cement as an option!!!
exactly my thoughs. in the captive reefing community super glue or cement is used to fexo the corals. i have no clue about the the price tags on all 3 methods (cement, super glue, cable ties) buts this sounds worth a reconsideration
It was surprisingly emotional for me to see the progress on this project. Thank you so much for the hard work and for the infusion of faith that there are others who truly care about our natural world. You guys are heroes.
Wow I've never seen coral grow so fast! It makes me so happy seeing all those fishes moving in. 🥰 Can't wait to see how those corals look when they're even bigger~
Ahhhh after seeing all the field not updates this is making me cry 😭😭 Im so happy that you guys are doing these well thought out, impactful projects for ecosystems that are the most vulnerable. Organizations like Mossy Earth are saving the Earth for our future generations
This is one of the most incredible environmental restoration videos! The progress and success in it is insane! Great job! Thank you so much for all you do and your love for the environment
This is such a cool project. I don't want to weigh any of Mossy Earth's projects in importance, I think they all are incredibly meaningful. But this artificial coral reef certainly is one of the most visually stunning ones.
Exactly, sometime we are helping less obviously exciting species or ecosystems. However, we can be happy when it is something this visual and exciting! - Cheers, Duarte
Hey, I’m 15 and a really big fan of your guys work. I really love how much you guys are doing for these coastal areas. I’m from Hawaii and while many people think of it as just a vacation spot, Hawaii to scientists is known as the extinction capital. There are probably hundreds of thousands of pandemic, birds plants insects, corals fish, etc that are either on the verge of extinction or already extinct. I hope that one day you guys can start work over here and really help. Make a change as many of the organizations and government don’t do much to help rejuvenate the forests and reefs. It’s really sad to see because I personally love all the unique honey, creepers and birds that have thrived for millions of years on these remote islands to be gone within a century or a couple decades. One bird that I always get teary-eyed about is the Kauai O’o. You’ve probably seen the video of the last recording of its mating call and they were also the last of the O’o family. What you guys are doing here is very special and I love how you guys work all around the world to help these ecosystems to thrive and become wild again. Hopefully you guys get to see this comment and there can be some work done in Hawaii. I am really proud and really amazed that all the progress you have made and have been binge watching your videos nonstop. Please do not give up and keep giving all of us, your loyal subscribers something to look forward to and smile through for the rest of the day.
That’s so sad about the extinction of your animals & plants. I had not heard that about Hawaii, but unfortunately it doesn’t surprise me - just the number of visitors you guys get to your beautiful islands must adversely affect your vegetation & wildlife. And the next four years are going to be even worse with Dump, his cabinet of billionaires out to strip the country of as much of its lucrative resources as possible & its anti-focus on climate change & conservation priorities. I hope you guys can draw attention to the plight of your species in danger of extinction & fight for their conservation. We aren’t doing enough in Australia either & it’s tragic how many species are at risk. At least we are actively fighting against further fossil fuel exploitation of our country though. But still, even with the ever increasing numbers & intensity of disasters & our active conservation efforts, it’s not enough. As guardians of the earth, which is what I feel in my soul that we should be, every time I see wild animals come to people for help - particularly the ocean wildlife asking for help to remove hooks & other debris, we are failing. I can only hope that the people who care can turn this around soon. 🤗💕from Australia 🇦🇺🐨
There are few channels whose videos put as much of a massive grin/smile on my face, as yours do ^^ Thank you for the INCREDIBLE work that you do and restoring our planet 💚 you're heroes!
Thank you for the lovely comment :) These projets and videos are hard work and the results really make it worth it. However, for me personally there is also something special about making people hopeful and happy! - Cheers, Duarte
So happy to see you doing this kind of work. 🎉 it has made my day!! If you are still looking for options to attract the coral. I saw coral gardeners using marine concrete to attach their bits of coral. They also make videos.
I think this is absolutely amazing! I come from the Florida Keys, where a lot of the reefs are dying, if not dead and bleached out. And to have a project like this, bring the Florida Keys reef back to its wonderful world. It was at one point would be amazing. The project you guys are doing goes far beyond just growing some coral. The health of the ocean determines the health of the world. And if the ocean dies the world dies. It’s all tied together and if this project is showing so much promise, I can’t wait to see what could be done in the next 50 years and what we could possibly bring back and revitalize in the next 50 years
I was mesmerized. Amazing transformation!! You called it a little desert, well it is no longer desert, but a beautiful thriving eco system!! Thank you, thank you! And more videos of its progress later on, please...xoxox
Whaaa... I didn't know you guys were doing a reef project in my home country. All I can say is, thank you. Thank you for helping. Hopefully this project, and your other projects, will be on this planet for centuries.
After years of hustle I finally got a good job, so I became a member. I love your projects, and how you try to find ways to restore nature and accomplish sustainable results. I hope these artificial coral reefs will lead to more habitats for marine life and an improvement in water quality and CO2 absorption. I love it, that you continue to find new ways but also keep working on your projects. You're doing an important part for this world!
This is such a fascinating video, thank you so much for your tireless contributions to our world. I am also happy you mentioned the plastic zip ties, those were literally my first questions when I saw them. It can be hard to remember sometimes that plastics do have a legitimate purpose in some circumstances where it just simply performs much better than any other candidate. These videos have sparked a renewed interest in ecology and conservation for many people such as myself. Continue changing our world Mossy Earth.
I really love the update on this project🙌🏻🐟😀 This coral reef restoration initiative really excites me and I cannot wait what the future holds as it is scaled.💪🏻 I funded an extra reef star as a proud mossy earth member. If others have the ability to be a member, please do become one😉
Hey! That really means a lot to us. Thank you for supporting our work directly as a member. I really can't say it enough. It is the only thing that makes it all happen :) And on top of that thank you for accelerating the project with an extra structure and look forward to see it deployed in January / February! - Cheers, Duarte
The section around 5 minutes is such a specific vibe. The 'divers having a snack on the boat between dives' vibe. It's a good vibe. Makes me nostalgic.
Waxed thread is available made from a variety of both natural and synthetic fibers. The wax is added to stiffen the material and improve moisture resistance. Might be worth testing for as a ziptie alternative. (Though it might also be frustrating to tie due to its thin diameter)
Mossy Earth -- you are the first environmental action group I have ever set up monthly donations to. Seeing your impact, your team, and rigorous reporting on biodiversity has been SO satisfying. Keep it up!
You can see monthly updates on our Mossy Earth Field Notes channel! Here on the main channel you can expect them once or twice a year moving forward :) - Cheers, Duarte
We need longer shots of those reefs! I would love a 30-40 min video of that. No fancy editing, just calm footage of the reefs, where we could observe and explore the life you have brought back. You could for example place down a camera, facing away towards another section, while you do inspection work for longer recordings. Or maybe just stich together some shorter shots, like the one shown on the monitor. Maybe it's the scandinavian in me, but I've always loved slow-TV (Yes, it's an actual genre)!
This brought tears. Been following this rewilding since it started, and you guys have done so much and so good! Have you looked into a massive volunteer event to deploy structures and attach coral? I feel like now is a great time for that because every little bit of help now can transpire to easier coral growth under there. More corals attached now = more coral spawn. In 5 months time we’ve seen that happen, so doubling the efforts now could cascade to more growth in the near future. Probably have to stockpile structures before a volunteer event, or have a separate volunteer event welding and creating structures. All in all, can’t say how much i am proud of everyone involved in these projects. Everyone from the team, to everyone watching the videos. You all rock!
We need to find the capacity to organise such things. We would still need the boats, materials, dive gear, fuel etc. So it is not just people but certainly a lot of our projects could benefit from people helping out. - Cheers, Duarte
This is so amazing and the fact that only around 2% is failing is incredible! The team is doing a great job and it really shows that there is still hope for us
I’ve been keeping up with the field notes as this project goes on (and with others), and while I haven’t been one of the people with a suggestion to try, I’m so happy to see that everyone is acting as a think-tank to make the project as effective as possible. It’s heartening to have you guys take the suggestions and run with them and I love seeing the reef explode with life. Can’t wait for the next update!
Very impressive! It warms this old girls heart. I watch so many nature documentaries, and they all end with how everything on earth is dying. This is what we can do about it! That is a good feeling! I honestly stopped watching nature documentaries for awhile, the ending were always so sad and left me feeling in despair, helpless and angry. Thanks for giving us an encouraging look at what is being done! This leaves me feeling happy. Soon I hope to be able to become a member. Your grandparents must be so proud of you guys! I sure am!
SO AMAZING!!! I can't emphasize enough how much I love the work that you're doing (and that I hope to be doing soon) - it shows the true power of restoration work :)
You guys made my day... It's so mesmerizing to watch and see the incredible work you guys did for mother earth ❤ I want to contribute, for sure! Thank you beautiful souls 🙏🏼
Thank you for doing this. As someone who started diving when I was 7 (I'm 30 now) I have seen my fair share of the impact us humans have on marine life. Seeing this project and how fast the coral is growing really warms my heart. I've been following you for a few months now, and while I'm not in a situation where I can become a member currently, you can be sure I'll become one as you as I can. Keep up the amazing work. Another question I had, have you considered having bi-weekly/monthly live Q&As on Twitch? It could be with experts, or just about specific updates regarding your projects. Between the Prime Subs and on stream donations, this could be a great additional source of income for Mossy Earth.
Maybe we can release this on our Field Notes channel! Would be a brilliant idea. I watched many 10+ minute videos Yudi sent me and it was lovely to just sit there... - Cheers, Duarte
What an amazing project. This takes me way back to a staghorn coral rewilding project I volunteered at in Malaysia about 20 years ago. It was tiny compared to this. It truly warms my heart to see how impactful this project has been to this area. I can't wait to see the growth over the next few years.
it had been a while since i saw your vids, actually decided to get caught up with your channel today. watched a few video's including the first one for the coral reef. you cant imagine my surprise when i literally see a new video pop up about these reefs that got posted minutes ago. I love the beautiful work you guys are doing. thank you for being so hands on with fixing nature!
so freaking awesome for what you've done, I really love coral reef and when the first video about this came out I'm so excited. I hope you and yudi continue with your amazing work and keep updating about the reef on the main channel!
Thank you for the lovely comment! We will post every month on the field notes channel about this project. For the main channel videos probably once or twice a year :) Hoping to make a whole documentary out of it though which should be cool! - Cheers, Duarte
I couldn't begin to imagine the world we could make, if we all did our part to help the life and world around us! Very insipirational and uplifting guys!
Amazing work!! Instead of protesting and vandalising , this is the type of action that inspires millions of people to be more concerned for the planet!!
Have you thought about, bringing more variety in height? While this already looks awesome, I can image for the fish and larger animals some kind of towers 2-4 times the base height of the structure in the same meshlike design, would bring even more hiding spots and boost biodiversity. Currently, everything is a little flat and looking at the original intact reefs, the difference in the relief is what makes them so stunning. I believe the implementation of the "towers" shouldn't be too complicated, as you could just weld the current support structures together on top of each other. Keep up the great work!
Seeing the fish move in and the coral starting natural succession actually made me tear up. Incredible work guys. I’m so proud to be a member. Just one note for this brilliant comparison videos, it would be great to just have a Day 0/Day 150 in the corner to distinguish between shots for those less versed in the life cycle of coral.
Glad to see you taking the ideas and feedback from the community and putting in effort to find the best solution that balances the success in attaching the coral and the long term effects of the attachment method
Hey Julia! So nice of you to be a member! I can't say it enough times... it really only happens because of you. This is your coral reef! - Cheers, Duarte
You can see monthly updates on this project over on our Mossy Earth Field Notes channel. Here on the main channel you can expect an update every 6 months or so yea :) - Cheers, Duarte
So great to see this progress with the reef - and how much difference it makes immediately to the other sea life, which can take advantage of the structures for shelter even while the coral is still small. Love it!
Seeing how much the coral has grown made my heart SO happy! You guys have no idea what it means to me to be able to help restore what's been broken when I physically can't get out and help due to my mobility issues. I have never been more proud to be a member than I was when I saw those little fish making a home on the reef we built for them together! 🥰🥰
I love this guy taking us on a journey. It's a bit reminiscent of David Attenborough, one of my most favorite people ever. I hope you make more doco's if you have time.
If you're using a lot of steel ties, you might consider buying a tie twister. It's basically a spring with a hook at the end. When you pull on it, it twists the end, making it really quick to attach the tie. They're used in construction, for attaching rebar. I think they're about $20.
Main concern is how long the ties last in salt water. I doubt those steel ties can hold together before the corals take their footing. Unless they make some stainless steel versions.
Amazing! Thank you so much for being a member. You are right it is truly what allows that team to be out there every day rebuilding these reefs! - Cheers, Duarte
Wow, I had so many emotions watching this video. It’s so hopeful to see this level of care for creation and I hope this can be extended to link this to habitats for vulnerable humans.
Glad you enjoy the project! We only have capacity for our current team but the world needs a lot of people working on this. If you want to do it I am sure there is a way in! - Cheers, Duarte
🪸 We can only do these projects because of our Mossy Earth Members! So if you would like to help out you can become a member here: www.mossy.earth/
We use our rewilding budget to try and restore nature in the most impactful ways. Focusing on keystone species, big impact multiplying ideas and neglected ecosystems. Its fun but above all its impactful in bringing wilderness back to our landscapes.
Cheers,
Duarte
l give idea to replace plastic zip,,,,
1. using bamboo materials,,,
2. using penjalin ( Yudi know that material)
3. using part of banana,,,, take under the sun before using,,,,
This looks like an incredible project! Can you release that video you showed at 14:15 so we can make a custom desktop screensaver with it :)
Magnificent work, Duarte. These structures are simplistic by design but with careful modeling and calculating each length and width of those bars, it was able to house more than one species of coral and it is actually a very good idea to have multiple species so that the ecosystem can become truly diverse as it grows. They’re like seeds: once they take root, you nurture them around the clock and once they get a good foothold, the rest will take care of itself. I have a slightly strange request that I believe can be a great help for the organization. There’s a fellow RUclipsr who sends videos of many animals across the world with his camera traps. Some of them feature invasive species like hare and boars in South America and of course, foxes and deer in Australia. Perhaps you can use this to help those tackling this situation. He calls himself B Wild. Check it out. 😉
News headlines 2000 years in the future:
Scientists discover massive coral reef with “metal roots”. What could have caused this.
10:46
This is one of the least applicable communities for that joke
I think the common point of all your videos is, once you give life a little push, the rest takes care of itself. It's amazing to see the cascading effect. Now imagine how it will look in 5, 10, 20 years... keep up the good work!
Exactly! That is the whole idea of rewilding. We do not want a solution that requires us to be there the whole time. We need to help nature to fix what we broke and then let the master artist decide how it will look like in the end :) - Cheers, Duarte
I think it's because they work with many scientists whom have studied all of these systems very thoroughly, building up the many chains of cause-and-effect in the web of life for each region. It's never "just one thing," after all, but a whole system of immense complexity. Once you understand it, though, you know exactly which are the most vital parts to tuck in there so the rest can come along much more naturally.
@@MossyEarth thank you Duarte! Proud to be a backer of you guys :)
The trick is to give the right push at the right spot.
Life, uh, finds a way.
The ocean is my home away from home, from the bottom of my heart I thank you and your team. The world needs more orginizations like this.
Thank you!
well done!
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you just gave away 40% of this donation to youtube
@@XauUsd.46 thx for pointing that out! thats an ugly youtube bullshit. greedy arses.
sidenote: sure about 40%? i found the info that it would be 30%.
I remember a while ago me and my family took a trip to Hawaii and during that trip we went to a coral reef spot that my mom was hyping up and we were all excited for. When we showed up she was so disappointed from how much the reef had died. Needless to say, thank you for doing this for our planet.
Also during the same trip I also saw a banded beaked sea snake but I didn't know what it was until now. VERY glad I immediately swam to shore after seeing it XD.
@@imlittleflamewow! Sea snakes don't normally live out here in Hawaii. I have never seen a single one.
@@dai-nippon_digger we were in hanauma bay if that means anything, and it very well could not have been one (I don't know Hawaiian marine biology), but I remember it looking EXACTLY like the one in this video. Scared my 12 year old self back to shore haha
I have a similar experience to your mothers, but a forest. Travelled to the same area in Thailand five years apart, and the rainforest I had loved the first time was completley gone.
@@dai-nippon_digger Sea snakes
Hawaii is the only US state where sea snakes are found, but only one species has been reported in Hawaiian waters: the Pelamis platurus, which is the only open-ocean marine snake.
¡Gracias!
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My suggestion :
Having taller structure sizes, to mimic nature and create a variety of environments like in natural reefs. A taller structure surrounded by 4 smaller ones for example :)
that is what i was thinking
I was wondering about this myself. Perhaps if they ever have a location with some random die-off, placing a structure higher might be an option.
Yesss- that’d be really cool
I agree. Taller and even one larger that looks like a dome or igloo to mimic the supermassive Porites colonies
I was thinking the same thing, funnily enough. I'm quite sure that a variety of heights would provide little sheltered zones that would appeal to even more species of fish, given time.
Hi🐠 I’ve been in Indonesia for two months, snorkeling in spots like Nusa Penida and the Gili Islands. One day, I suddenly came across your project, and I found it so exciting! I’m an engineer specializing in sustainable product design, and your metal structures for coral restoration got me thinking.
I’ve observed that more fish gather where your work has been done compared to the barren areas of dead coral. However, it’s still not comparable to the biodiversity near a big pinnacle, where marine life thrives.
From my perspective, 3D-printed clay structures could be an excellent way to recreate pinnacles with channels and cavities for fish to lay eggs and form new colonies. Corals could be attached to these structures to grow into larger, natural-like pinnacles. I’m not suggesting covering the entire area but perhaps placing one structure every 4 square meters. This approach could significantly boost biodiversity by providing large nesting areas for hundreds of species while complementing your current efforts.
Let me know if you’d be interested in collaborating someday! As a professional in 3D printing, I could support this initiative with knowledge and investment.
Thanks for reading, and if you’ve made it this far, I’m glad something in my message caught your interest. Keep up the amazing work! 💙
The idea sounds great, but you wouldn´t have to 3D print clay. You can form mounds by hand - much quicker and cheaper.
Excellent idea.
That sounds like a really scalable method with fantastic results! I hope you can both continue this deployment and that other organizations and governments pick up on it as well!
edit: spelling fix
We hope to also work on some other techniques that might have even more scale to them. More on this in future videos ;) - Cheers, Duarte
@@MossyEarth for larger scale it needs automation or streamlining, consider inspiration from the bedford rl bobbin, if you can find a way to make sections of a "mat" that can be linked together from shorter sections into a long roll, and deployed from the boat you can cover a very large area at once, and focus on attaching coral segments
@@bugz000 - That's an excellent idea! I can imagine a wide and very long mat being slowly unrolled from a boat and gently being lowered to the seabed. A boat could even carry a number of rolls at a time.
@@MossyEarth well there is a promising start, yes. Maybe we need to wait 5 or 10 years to understand how long the structure will stand and if the reef will be able to anchor by itself on the true ground. We need to understand if the deep is correct and if it will survive extreme event.
Do the corals grow on top of each other over time, building into the taller underwater pinnacles you showed us? Im curious how those pinnacles get so big. Thank you for showing us this amazing project!
THANK YOU!! You guys need to visit Sulawesi - Salisi' Besar Hope Reef one of the largest ongoing coral reef restoration effort in the world.... it is the location where the Reef Stars were first developed, and of course to meet the team :)
lol I didn’t know IDR meant Indonesian Rupiah and thought you donated $250k USD or $4 billion IDR.
@Ivan.A.Churlyuski wow! 😄😄 I'm sorry to disappoint!
I've contributed to a few projects as a member. If you even have $3 to $5 per month to donate that's amazing. It keeps you interested and ready to fund a project if & when you're able. Cheers!
We need more people like you guys, keep going❤❤
Wow that is a stylish symbol for currency.
Proud to be part of the funding! In 16 months I supported 27 projects, 14 ecosystems and 642 target species - first time checking in on these stats thats amazing!
Thats my most liked comment so far :D thx
ur a great person!!
That's awesome!
That’s incredible. Great job 🫶🏼
🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for all you do. Will support more in future as I am able.
It's so exciting to see this project coming along! I'm a Lyft driver and gave a ride to a college student who is studying to do this exact kind of work, so it was really fun to be able to have an actual conversation with him about it thanks to what I've learned from the videos on this project (and of course steer him to check your channel out!)
Thank you for sharing! That is a lovely story to hear :) - Cheers, Duarte
11:00 Stainless steel contains a large amount of chrome to prevent rust. Chrome is a fairly toxic metal and the salt water will slowly break it down into chromium chlorides that will dissolve into the water. Hopefully by the time that happens the coral has fully engulfed it in thick inert chalk and the living surface layer is far away from the metal.
Wow! It's so nice to see the small corals again!
They are looking a lot bigger now ;) - Cheers, Duarte
Always so excited to see a new Mossy Earth video :D
Happy to hear that! Enjoy the new video :) - Cheers, Duarte
Absolutely! And the additional vlogs are amazing as well, keep up the good work, all you guys are amazing!
Honestly one of the few things I stop to watch the SECOND I see it.
Thanks! Glad you are enjoying those. We think it is a great way to connect :) - Cheers, Duarte
I saw a show named Omni where they made a reef off Florida by staking out steel wire attached to a low power generator using the water flow to power the generator. This caused chemicals in the ocean to attach to the wires. After that, with the good foundation, corals migrated and attached to the foundations and attracted the fish. It is great that there are people like you and them creating these reefs with the help of nature.
As a hobbyist coral grower(in aquariums) I have a feeling that any biodegradable plastics used to attatched the coral may cause more problems then it solves. In this video you show how the coral grows over the zip ties. Now imagine this happening with a biodegradable plastic, this plastic will likely continue its degredation process even after fully encrusted over by the coral. As this biodegradable plastic breaks down, the compounds left behind will be trapped forever in a pocket inside of the coral skeleton. But these compounds are organic materials and thus it is highly likely that they will have a significant affect on the corals healthy, either by negatively affecting the water chemistry inside of the pocket or simply by their direct absorption into the coral by osmosis these compounds may have a toxic nature towards the corals.
This is a really good point! I hope theyre able to see this comment
Thank you for your wonderful work restoring these magical ocean ecosystems!
(I'm a 73 year old woman and was able to hold my breath throughout your dive! Yay!!!)
I’ve done similar work in the Caribbean before and we used zipties for a while, but recently have switched to mixing cement on the boat and dropping it down in buckets for the divers to use to attach the corals by using the cement as a glue to push the corals into. So try looking into cement as an option!!!
exactly my thoughs. in the captive reefing community super glue or cement is used to fexo the corals. i have no clue about the the price tags on all 3 methods (cement, super glue, cable ties) buts this sounds worth a reconsideration
You folks are part of a growing group of heroes this planet truly needs.
It was surprisingly emotional for me to see the progress on this project. Thank you so much for the hard work and for the infusion of faith that there are others who truly care about our natural world. You guys are heroes.
I really appreciate that there are people who have a positive attitude to helping mother nature. Thank you.
Wow I've never seen coral grow so fast! It makes me so happy seeing all those fishes moving in. 🥰 Can't wait to see how those corals look when they're even bigger~
Exactly! Very excited to see it in another 6 months, 1 year, 5 years etc. - Cheers, Duarte
What?! A RUclips video that inspires hope? This feels out of place. Love it!
Ahhhh after seeing all the field not updates this is making me cry 😭😭
Im so happy that you guys are doing these well thought out, impactful projects for ecosystems that are the most vulnerable.
Organizations like Mossy Earth are saving the Earth for our future generations
Glad you enjoyed the update! I hope they are happy tears! Thank you for following along here and on the Field Notes channel :) - Cheers, Duarte
It was in fact so touching!!! I had to hold my tears back😭 so beautiful and I am so happy it is being restored
Me too 🥲
Literally just said this to my gf lol
This is one of the most incredible environmental restoration videos! The progress and success in it is insane! Great job! Thank you so much for all you do and your love for the environment
This is such a cool project.
I don't want to weigh any of Mossy Earth's projects in importance, I think they all are incredibly meaningful.
But this artificial coral reef certainly is one of the most visually stunning ones.
Exactly, sometime we are helping less obviously exciting species or ecosystems. However, we can be happy when it is something this visual and exciting! - Cheers, Duarte
Hey, I’m 15 and a really big fan of your guys work. I really love how much you guys are doing for these coastal areas. I’m from Hawaii and while many people think of it as just a vacation spot, Hawaii to scientists is known as the extinction capital. There are probably hundreds of thousands of pandemic, birds plants insects, corals fish, etc that are either on the verge of extinction or already extinct. I hope that one day you guys can start work over here and really help. Make a change as many of the organizations and government don’t do much to help rejuvenate the forests and reefs. It’s really sad to see because I personally love all the unique honey, creepers and birds that have thrived for millions of years on these remote islands to be gone within a century or a couple decades. One bird that I always get teary-eyed about is the Kauai O’o. You’ve probably seen the video of the last recording of its mating call and they were also the last of the O’o family. What you guys are doing here is very special and I love how you guys work all around the world to help these ecosystems to thrive and become wild again. Hopefully you guys get to see this comment and there can be some work done in Hawaii. I am really proud and really amazed that all the progress you have made and have been binge watching your videos nonstop. Please do not give up and keep giving all of us, your loyal subscribers something to look forward to and smile through for the rest of the day.
That’s so sad about the extinction of your animals & plants. I had not heard that about Hawaii, but unfortunately it doesn’t surprise me - just the number of visitors you guys get to your beautiful islands must adversely affect your vegetation & wildlife. And the next four years are going to be even worse with Dump, his cabinet of billionaires out to strip the country of as much of its lucrative resources as possible & its anti-focus on climate change & conservation priorities. I hope you guys can draw attention to the plight of your species in danger of extinction & fight for their conservation. We aren’t doing enough in Australia either & it’s tragic how many species are at risk. At least we are actively fighting against further fossil fuel exploitation of our country though. But still, even with the ever increasing numbers & intensity of disasters & our active conservation efforts, it’s not enough. As guardians of the earth, which is what I feel in my soul that we should be, every time I see wild animals come to people for help - particularly the ocean wildlife asking for help to remove hooks & other debris, we are failing. I can only hope that the people who care can turn this around soon. 🤗💕from Australia 🇦🇺🐨
There are few channels whose videos put as much of a massive grin/smile on my face, as yours do ^^
Thank you for the INCREDIBLE work that you do and restoring our planet 💚 you're heroes!
Thank you for the lovely comment :) These projets and videos are hard work and the results really make it worth it. However, for me personally there is also something special about making people hopeful and happy! - Cheers, Duarte
So happy to see you doing this kind of work. 🎉 it has made my day!! If you are still looking for options to attract the coral. I saw coral gardeners using marine concrete to attach their bits of coral. They also make videos.
I think this is absolutely amazing! I come from the Florida Keys, where a lot of the reefs are dying, if not dead and bleached out. And to have a project like this, bring the Florida Keys reef back to its wonderful world. It was at one point would be amazing. The project you guys are doing goes far beyond just growing some coral. The health of the ocean determines the health of the world. And if the ocean dies the world dies. It’s all tied together and if this project is showing so much promise, I can’t wait to see what could be done in the next 50 years and what we could possibly bring back and revitalize in the next 50 years
The opportunities to go to all these places and repair these beautiful environments is fantastic. Working like this would absolutely amazing
It is an absolute privilege but I can assure you as I sit here on a 14 hour train ride that it isn't always that glamorous! - Cheers, Duarte
@@MossyEarth God speed Duarte
I was mesmerized. Amazing transformation!! You called it a little desert, well it is no longer desert, but a beautiful thriving eco system!!
Thank you, thank you! And more videos of its progress later on, please...xoxox
Whaaa... I didn't know you guys were doing a reef project in my home country. All I can say is, thank you. Thank you for helping. Hopefully this project, and your other projects, will be on this planet for centuries.
After years of hustle I finally got a good job, so I became a member. I love your projects, and how you try to find ways to restore nature and accomplish sustainable results.
I hope these artificial coral reefs will lead to more habitats for marine life and an improvement in water quality and CO2 absorption.
I love it, that you continue to find new ways but also keep working on your projects.
You're doing an important part for this world!
What a great start right after 9 hours of school☺️
Oh yeaaa! Enjoy the relaxing update from under the sea! - Cheers, Duarte
It's only 9 hours for you, but for fish, schooling is a lifestyle :P
This is such a fascinating video, thank you so much for your tireless contributions to our world. I am also happy you mentioned the plastic zip ties, those were literally my first questions when I saw them. It can be hard to remember sometimes that plastics do have a legitimate purpose in some circumstances where it just simply performs much better than any other candidate. These videos have sparked a renewed interest in ecology and conservation for many people such as myself. Continue changing our world Mossy Earth.
I really love the update on this project🙌🏻🐟😀 This coral reef restoration initiative really excites me and I cannot wait what the future holds as it is scaled.💪🏻
I funded an extra reef star as a proud mossy earth member. If others have the ability to be a member, please do become one😉
Hey! That really means a lot to us. Thank you for supporting our work directly as a member. I really can't say it enough. It is the only thing that makes it all happen :) And on top of that thank you for accelerating the project with an extra structure and look forward to see it deployed in January / February! - Cheers, Duarte
Tack!
The section around 5 minutes is such a specific vibe. The 'divers having a snack on the boat between dives' vibe. It's a good vibe. Makes me nostalgic.
It is a good vibe haha. Food always feels great after a long dive! - Cheers, Duarte
Waxed thread is available made from a variety of both natural and synthetic fibers. The wax is added to stiffen the material and improve moisture resistance. Might be worth testing for as a ziptie alternative. (Though it might also be frustrating to tie due to its thin diameter)
Side note - that last shot of the diver spinning, I am so impressed by the buoyancy control
😂 I'll screenshot this and send it to Chansa 😂 A lot of time spent down there! - Cheers, Duarte
Mossy Earth -- you are the first environmental action group I have ever set up monthly donations to. Seeing your impact, your team, and rigorous reporting on biodiversity has been SO satisfying. Keep it up!
Thanks
It is so great to see updates on this project! Please bring more regularly. You can see the coral growing!
You can see monthly updates on our Mossy Earth Field Notes channel! Here on the main channel you can expect them once or twice a year moving forward :) - Cheers, Duarte
Teşekkürler.
Thanks!
I wish more people on youtube did stuff like this.
We need longer shots of those reefs! I would love a 30-40 min video of that. No fancy editing, just calm footage of the reefs, where we could observe and explore the life you have brought back. You could for example place down a camera, facing away towards another section, while you do inspection work for longer recordings. Or maybe just stich together some shorter shots, like the one shown on the monitor. Maybe it's the scandinavian in me, but I've always loved slow-TV (Yes, it's an actual genre)!
Would be nice but maybe a bit tricky to see a permanent vid feed.
This brought tears. Been following this rewilding since it started, and you guys have done so much and so good!
Have you looked into a massive volunteer event to deploy structures and attach coral? I feel like now is a great time for that because every little bit of help now can transpire to easier coral growth under there.
More corals attached now = more coral spawn. In 5 months time we’ve seen that happen, so doubling the efforts now could cascade to more growth in the near future.
Probably have to stockpile structures before a volunteer event, or have a separate volunteer event welding and creating structures.
All in all, can’t say how much i am proud of everyone involved in these projects. Everyone from the team, to everyone watching the videos. You all rock!
We need to find the capacity to organise such things. We would still need the boats, materials, dive gear, fuel etc. So it is not just people but certainly a lot of our projects could benefit from people helping out. - Cheers, Duarte
fishes be like: it's free real estates!
Free real estate indeed! - Cheers, Duarte
Yes, bring back the reef with meme magic.
Tax free
This is so amazing and the fact that only around 2% is failing is incredible! The team is doing a great job and it really shows that there is still hope for us
I’ve been keeping up with the field notes as this project goes on (and with others), and while I haven’t been one of the people with a suggestion to try, I’m so happy to see that everyone is acting as a think-tank to make the project as effective as possible. It’s heartening to have you guys take the suggestions and run with them and I love seeing the reef explode with life. Can’t wait for the next update!
Very impressive! It warms this old girls heart. I watch so many nature documentaries, and they all end with how everything on earth is dying. This is what we can do about it! That is a good feeling!
I honestly stopped watching nature documentaries for awhile, the ending were always so sad and left me feeling in despair, helpless and angry.
Thanks for giving us an encouraging look at what is being done! This leaves me feeling happy.
Soon I hope to be able to become a member. Your grandparents must be so proud of you guys! I sure am!
The results are actually incredible!
Exactly! It is soo exciting to see :) Can't wait to continue scaling this project. - Cheers, Duarte
SO AMAZING!!! I can't emphasize enough how much I love the work that you're doing (and that I hope to be doing soon) - it shows the true power of restoration work :)
Amazing to see how quickly the coral is growing, and the incredible job the team has done deploying so many structures!
Exactly! It is such a beautiful transformation... I can't wait to see how it will look in 6 months, 1 year, 5 years down the line :) - Cheers, Duarte
this video literally made me cry... it's so beautiful when nature is healing itself with the help of a human. Thanks to everyone contributing ♥
That is so impressive, the growth is already so noticeable! Well done!
Exactly! It is super exciting to see the fast progress :) - Cheers, Duarte
You guys made my day... It's so mesmerizing to watch and see the incredible work you guys did for mother earth ❤ I want to contribute, for sure! Thank you beautiful souls 🙏🏼
Thank you guys for doping this! I have seen the rubble fields myself at Nusa Penida. Can't believe how fast the Coral is growing.
When you visit again you have to dive our sites! - Cheers, Duarte
Thank you for doing this. As someone who started diving when I was 7 (I'm 30 now) I have seen my fair share of the impact us humans have on marine life. Seeing this project and how fast the coral is growing really warms my heart.
I've been following you for a few months now, and while I'm not in a situation where I can become a member currently, you can be sure I'll become one as you as I can. Keep up the amazing work.
Another question I had, have you considered having bi-weekly/monthly live Q&As on Twitch? It could be with experts, or just about specific updates regarding your projects. Between the Prime Subs and on stream donations, this could be a great additional source of income for Mossy Earth.
Would be fun to have a video of the coral and fish similar to what you have at 14:16 that we could could put on while we study or work.
Maybe we can release this on our Field Notes channel! Would be a brilliant idea. I watched many 10+ minute videos Yudi sent me and it was lovely to just sit there... - Cheers, Duarte
Just impressive to see, very happy to see these project take live and have this type of exposure :)
Stunning results. Just goes to show that we can undo the harm of the past by working together in the present. Keep it up!!
Exactly! We can fix this place and live in harmony with thriving wild ecosystems. It has to be possible :) - Cheers, Duarte
What an amazing project. This takes me way back to a staghorn coral rewilding project I volunteered at in Malaysia about 20 years ago. It was tiny compared to this. It truly warms my heart to see how impactful this project has been to this area. I can't wait to see the growth over the next few years.
it had been a while since i saw your vids, actually decided to get caught up with your channel today. watched a few video's including the first one for the coral reef. you cant imagine my surprise when i literally see a new video pop up about these reefs that got posted minutes ago. I love the beautiful work you guys are doing. thank you for being so hands on with fixing nature!
Haha good timing! Thank you for catching up with our work and for leaving a comment! - Cheers, Duarte
Good job Sir and I really appreciate all of your effort to re-build their homes again so that hey lived happily again...God bless😊
so freaking awesome for what you've done, I really love coral reef and when the first video about this came out I'm so excited. I hope you and yudi continue with your amazing work and keep updating about the reef on the main channel!
Thank you for the lovely comment! We will post every month on the field notes channel about this project. For the main channel videos probably once or twice a year :) Hoping to make a whole documentary out of it though which should be cool! - Cheers, Duarte
@@MossyEarth the documentary sound really cool, can't wait for it!
I couldn't begin to imagine the world we could make, if we all did our part to help the life and world around us! Very insipirational and uplifting guys!
Thank you Mossy Earth Team and Supporters.
This is truly an inspiring result!!!! It gives me hope for humanity and for our goodness. Thank you, Mossy Earth!!!
It's really heartening to see that not only are you taking feedback to heart, but also seeing it be implemented is super cool!
Amazing work!! Instead of protesting and vandalising , this is the type of action that inspires millions of people to be more concerned for the planet!!
Have you thought about, bringing more variety in height? While this already looks awesome, I can image for the fish and larger animals some kind of towers 2-4 times the base height of the structure in the same meshlike design, would bring even more hiding spots and boost biodiversity. Currently, everything is a little flat and looking at the original intact reefs, the difference in the relief is what makes them so stunning. I believe the implementation of the "towers" shouldn't be too complicated, as you could just weld the current support structures together on top of each other. Keep up the great work!
Hey! The thing is the current might knock them down. Our idea is to give nature a base and then let it take over from there. - Cheers, Duarte
Seeing the fish move in and the coral starting natural succession actually made me tear up. Incredible work guys. I’m so proud to be a member.
Just one note for this brilliant comparison videos, it would be great to just have a Day 0/Day 150 in the corner to distinguish between shots for those less versed in the life cycle of coral.
Glad to see you taking the ideas and feedback from the community and putting in effort to find the best solution that balances the success in attaching the coral and the long term effects of the attachment method
Foresting the ocean beds, so gratifying to see. You are magnificent human beings, thank you!
Thank you Mossy Earth and all supporters of Mossy Earth. It's so wonderful to watch this - I really needed it today.
Wow wow, so nice to be a member and support projects
Hey Julia! So nice of you to be a member! I can't say it enough times... it really only happens because of you. This is your coral reef! - Cheers, Duarte
The more I watch your videos, the more in awe I am for your projects. Thank you for your efforts!
This is so incredible! I hope you guys can bring us updates on this project every six months, so we can see the progress step by step.
You can see monthly updates on this project over on our Mossy Earth Field Notes channel. Here on the main channel you can expect an update every 6 months or so yea :) - Cheers, Duarte
@@MossyEarth thanks, Duarte. I will subscribe to the other channel!
So great to see this progress with the reef - and how much difference it makes immediately to the other sea life, which can take advantage of the structures for shelter even while the coral is still small. Love it!
Seeing how much the coral has grown made my heart SO happy! You guys have no idea what it means to me to be able to help restore what's been broken when I physically can't get out and help due to my mobility issues. I have never been more proud to be a member than I was when I saw those little fish making a home on the reef we built for them together! 🥰🥰
You guys are really amazing people! Thanks for saving our planet ! You guys are awesome 😎
I'm so happy to be one of contributors!!
I love this guy taking us on a journey. It's a bit reminiscent of David Attenborough, one of my most favorite people ever. I hope you make more doco's if you have time.
dam, its awesome how some small (relatively) actions can make corrals thrive like this. Looking forward to the next update ^_^
Exactly! Sometimes nature just needs a little nudge :) - Cheers, Duarte
You guys are Earth saving warriors god bless you all for your love of our oceans. Keep up your meaningful work.
If you're using a lot of steel ties, you might consider buying a tie twister. It's basically a spring with a hook at the end. When you pull on it, it twists the end, making it really quick to attach the tie. They're used in construction, for attaching rebar. I think they're about $20.
Good tip! I will pass this to Yudi! - Cheers, Duarte
Main concern is how long the ties last in salt water. I doubt those steel ties can hold together before the corals take their footing. Unless they make some stainless steel versions.
It pleases my heart to know that all your hard work has been completely fruitful. And at such a low cost.
Wonderful project. Proud to be a member to help contribute to this incredible impact Yudi, Chansa and Pakadek are making!
Amazing! Thank you so much for being a member. You are right it is truly what allows that team to be out there every day rebuilding these reefs! - Cheers, Duarte
Wow, I had so many emotions watching this video. It’s so hopeful to see this level of care for creation and I hope this can be extended to link this to habitats for vulnerable humans.
BEEN WAITING ON THIS UPDATE!! Wish I could come work for yall, coral is my life
Glad you enjoy the project! We only have capacity for our current team but the world needs a lot of people working on this. If you want to do it I am sure there is a way in! - Cheers, Duarte
Another amazing video guys!
Thank you Michael! Glad you enjoy the project and the video :) - Cheers, Duarte
WOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW....simply amazing and beautiful,thank you for the work you guys do,what an big impact this will have...
Glad you enjoyed the project and the update! - Cheers, Duarte
Great job with the reef! These updates are so valuable to increase awareness of how effective these projects are!
Truly Phenomenal!, well done guys cant wait to see more of the coral. Glad the boat was called Domino :P
Glad you enjoyed the update! Excited to see how the boat will look when they repaint it :D - Cheers, Duarte