{
  "projectDescription": "The project conducted coral restoration on nearshore reef habitats of Miami-Dade County, research about resilient coral strains and outreach . More than 12,000 staghorn corals were grown in ocean-based nurseries and outplanted to 7 restoration sites. Experiments that were conducted to identify differences in bleaching resistance in staghorn coral found significant differences among the strains tested and that corals with resistance to bleaching were those that came from locations with historically higher sea water temperatures. A new method was tested to “stress harden” staghorn coral using sub-lethal bleaching to be used for restoration and for increased resilience to climate change, but no benefit in terms of increased thermal tolerance was documented for this species. The number of coral species grown within nurseries in Miami-Dade County and restored on reefs was increased by expanding the culture of 5 species. An outreach and education program was developed to engage the public in coastal resilience, climate change impacts, and coral reef conservation and restoration. The Rescue a Reef program and Reef Futures lab reached 10,000s of members of the public at the Miami Seaquarium, Science Barge, and FROST Science Museum, local science fairs, concerts, and art shows, public seminars and workshops, and through social and conventional media. Over 3,500 of the staghorn corals were planted by citizen scientists, providing significant public match for our activities.",
  "program": "Community-based Restoration",
  "name": "Buildling Coral Resilience through Restoration in Miami-Dade County, Florida",
  "id": "4558",
  "state": "Florida",
  "state_abbr": "FL",
  "region": "SER - Southeast",
  "constructionStartDate": "2016-02-28 00:00:00.0",
  "nepaStatus": "Complete",
  "nepaCompliance": "Programmatic EIS for RC",
  "fedLeverage": "0",
  "nonFedLeverage": "0",
  "accompReportStatus": "Completed",
  "accompReportDate": "2020-03-31 00:00:00.0",
  "accompAcresMilesFlag": "Y",
  "accompVolFlag": "Y",
  "accompDebrisFlag": "N",
  "status": "Completed",
  "locations": [
    {
      "latitude": "25.5948",
      "longitude": "-80.0973",
      "county": "St. Bernard Parish",
      "city": "Saint Bernard",
      "congDistrict": "1",
      "riverBasin": "Reggio Canal-Bayou La Chape",
      "huc": "80902030507"
    }
  ],
  "habitats": [
    {
      "name": "coral reef",
      "fiscalYear": "2021",
      "actAcresEnhanceCnt": "0.55"
    }
  ],
  "species": [
    {
      "species": "palmata",
      "genus": "Acropora",
      "commonName": "Coral, elkhorn",
      "populationName": "Caribbean and Western Atlantic",
      "listingStatus": "Threatened",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "cavernosa",
      "genus": "Montastraea",
      "commonName": "Coral, large star",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "spp.",
      "genus": "Diploria",
      "commonName": "Coral, brain",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "cervicornis",
      "genus": "Acropora",
      "commonName": "Coral, staghorn",
      "populationName": "Caribbean and Western Atlantic",
      "listingStatus": "Threatened",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "faveolata",
      "genus": "Orbicella",
      "commonName": "Coral, mountainous star",
      "listingStatus": "Candidate",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "partners": [
    {
      "name": "Rescue a Reef"
    },
    {
      "name": "FROST Science Museum"
    },
    {
      "name": "Miami Science Museum"
    }
  ],
  "strategies": [
    {
      "name": "Coral",
      "primaryFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    {
      "id": "241312",
      "name": "241312_UM Boulder spp.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "2",
      "caption": "Groups of fragments of boulder coral O. faveolata planted on a dead coral skeleton. Each cluster of corals is from a distinct genotype.",
      "credit": "UM",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "N",
      "creditIndividual": "Diego Lirman"
    },
    {
      "id": "241311",
      "name": "241311_UM tree.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "1",
      "caption": "Example of a PVC coral tree used to propagate corals.",
      "credit": "UM",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "N",
      "creditIndividual": "Diego Lirman"
    },
    {
      "id": "241313",
      "name": "241313_UM sites.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "3",
      "caption": "Location of University of Miami coral nurseries propagating corals and restoration sites.",
      "credit": "UM",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "N",
      "creditIndividual": "Diego Lirman"
    }
  ],
  "volunteers": [
    {
      "fiscalYear": "2021",
      "count": "489",
      "hours": "2,445.0"
    }
  ],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "name": "Species enhancement"
    },
    {
      "name": "Education and outreach"
    },
    {
      "name": "Research/recommendations/surveys"
    },
    {
      "name": "Coral nursery"
    },
    {
      "name": "Coral reef construction"
    }
  ],
  "monitoring": [
    {
      "fishCommEnhanceFlag": "N",
      "monitorResultId": "690D67DE-1402-F111-8407-001DD803DE12",
      "tier1Agreement": "Y",
      "tier1CompleteDt": "2020-03-31 00:00:00.0",
      "tier1CompleteFlag": "Y",
      "tier1Flag": "Y",
      "tier2Flag": "N",
      "monitorConductFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "accomplishments": [
    {
      "description": "Conducted study on \"stress hardening\" staghorn corals to increase thermal tolerance to bleaching. The results showed the method was not beneficial to the corals as tested.",
      "name": "Feasibility study completed",
      "category": "Planning and Assessment"
    },
    {
      "description": "Acroporid Coral ESA Recovery Plan- Increase abundance of Acropora, Increase genotypic diversity of Acropora, and Create high-density Acropora thickets",
      "name": "Addresses actions in recovery plan (what plan?)",
      "category": "NOAA Priorities"
    },
    {
      "quantity": "15.0",
      "units": "number of meetings",
      "description": "Lectures were presented by Dr. Lirman and Dr. Baker at national and international meetings as well as public workshops.",
      "name": "Meetings",
      "category": "Community Enhancement - Education & Outreach"
    },
    {
      "quantity": "14,008.0",
      "units": "fragments transplanted",
      "name": "Coral transplant",
      "category": "Fauna"
    }
  ],
  "funding": [
    {
      "mechanism": "NOAA Restoration Center",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "2017",
      "noaaContribution": "521,920.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "partnerContribution": "264,700.0",
      "sourceProgram": "Coastal Ecosystem Resiliency",
      "partner": {
        "name": "University of Miami"
      }
    }
  ]
}