# @olukai on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/ChxcLJGp66K
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/13473042-olukai-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-08-27T18:10:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** OluKai (@olukai) — https://gondola.cc/olukai

## Caption

"If we nurture Mother Nature, she will respond." 
- Ian Ravouvou Muller, Fijian Guide⁣
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This was a coral replanting project, no reefs were harmed in the making of this content. Did you hear about our recent conservation efforts in Fiji? On our last trip to Fiji, we asked local guide Ian Ravouvou Muller, fijisurfco, to show us around the waters with one mission in mind—revival.⁣
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The Fiji islands are surrounded by the largest reef system in the Southwest Pacific. Thousands of square miles of life-giving coral rest below the ocean's surface and much of it is in need of restoration. Under the supervision of Ian and marine biologist, Dr. Austin Bowden-Kerby, who are sanctioned to replant coral and create new habitats to promote growth, we created a nursery of super coral (species of coral that can recover from stress, such as ocean warming) and replanted it in an area that is struggling to survive. Ian built these innovative "coral pyramids" from dead coral, saltwater, and calcium carbonate. The finished structures create completely natural habitats for fish to live and more coral to grow. The work we did shown here illustrates us planting coral that had been grown, not removing it, which will help restore this reef to the thriving ecosystem it once was.⁣
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Click the link in bio to learn more about coral restoration on our blog.⁣
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#OluKai⁣⁣ #AnywhereAloha #TogetherWeGo⁣⁣ #Coral #Restoration #CoralRestoration #Sustainability⁣ #Travel⁣ #TravelLife⁣⁣ #Fiji #FijiIslands #Island #DeepDiving

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