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Episodes
Confirm, Then Act Fast: Encountering Invasive Soft Corals in Puerto Rico
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we are joined by Daniel Toledo-Rodriguez, master’s student at the University of Puerto Rico, and Dr. Nilda Jimenez from the Puerto ...
Just Graze: Restoring Herbivores to Coral Reefs in Saba
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Eutrophication, species die-offs, and overfishing herbivorous fish and urchins have led to faster-growing algae in many areas of the Caribbean, preven...
Hold it Together: Stabilizing Rubble for Reef Restoration
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, originally recorded for the 2025 Coral Reef Restoration Mentored Online Course, we speak with Suki Leung at the University of Queensl...
Monitoring Coral Bleaching with Drones
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a part of Bleaching Awareness Month, led by our partners with the Coral Reef Alliance and International Coral Reef Initiative, we check in with lon...
Improving Reef Monitoring with MERMAID
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Description: In response to the excitement and interest across the Network in MERMAID after our webinar on the topic earlier in 2025, we invited Dr. E...
Trust the Process: Climate Adaptation Planning in The Bahamas
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In collaboration with The Nature Conservancy Northern Caribbean Program, the Reef Resilience Network created a process for updating MPA management pla...
Financing an MPA: The Blue Alliance Approach
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Historically, funding for MPAs has often fallen short of what is needed to ensure effective management and successful outcomes. At the same time, gove...
Management Effectiveness for MPAs with Lauren Wenzel
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the Convention on Biological Diversity’s ambitious 30x30 commitment—aiming to increase the coverage of "effectively conserved and manage...
A Deeper Dive Into Mesophotic Reefs with Camille Kaczmar and Dr. Jessica Bellworthy
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As climate change threatens tropical coral reefs with warming waters, the search for areas where water temperature remains relatively cool during warm...
Getting Started with MPA Enforcement with Sunny Tellwright
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
MPA Enforcement, better understood as Monitoring, Control, Surveillance, and Enforcement (MCS&E), can be critical to effective coral reef manageme...
Making the Case for Nature-Based Wastewater Solutions with Rob McDonald
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Henry Borrebach and Kristen Maize from the Reef Resilience Network are joined by Rob McDonald, Lead Scientist for Nature-based Soluti...