Non Profit Organization" GROWING CORAL

Hitting a concrete nail at air hammer

Hitting a concrete nail at air hammer

Diver Hisashi Sasaki hitting the concrete nails which use to transplant coral by air hammer.
This place is the seabed of Maeda in Onna village.
As you could see, there are very few corals.

We will plant 2000 coral pieces in this place.
Air is supplied from the air compressor on the boat.

You can see the transplantation corals to be how to grows.

Smoll coral pieces is tied to a nail

Smoll coral pieces is tied to a nail

Smoll coral pieces is tied to a nail.
This job is suitable the people who is patient.

Making the small pieces of corals

Making the small pieces of corals to use transplanting.

Making the small pieces of corals to use transplanting.
Same, it's a job that requires patience.
This diver name is Nao Miyamoto.

Photo shows one year after the corals

One year after the corals

One year has passed since the transplant.
At first glance, it looks like the transplant corals was not good effective.

Photo shows two year after the corals

Two year after the corals

However, after two years, the effect is so visibly noticeable.

Photo shows two year after the corals

Two year after the corals

This is a photo 3 months after the one presented earlier.

I do fun to dive at this place.

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