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Hello from the ARMS Restore project! We are a coral reef restoration project focused on restoring degraded reefs using new technology, Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures, to increase food security of the Malagasy community Hit the follow button to come along on our journey!

Check out this thoughtful and reflective book review of "The Remarkable Reefs of Cuba: Hopeful Stories From the Ocean Doctor" by David Guggenheim, from project lead, Dr. Aaron Hartmann! revista.drclas.harvard.edu/a-review-of-th…

CORAL FACT! Just kidding! The featured animal (behind the cute swimming friend) is actually a Yellow Tube Sponge, scientifically known as Aplysina fistularis. Although these look similar to corals, tube sponges are a completely different phyla of animals known as Porifera.

Happy Fishery Friday (part 2)! Small-scale fisheries are important to coastal communities around the world! Here in Madagascar, catch from small-scale fisheries is often sold at local markets, like the one in the photo, to support the community.

Happy Africa Environment Day from Madagascar! #worldwildlifeday #africaenvironmentday #madagascar #africa #biodiversity

CORAL FACT! The beautiful coral pictured below is known as Orbicella annularis, or boulder star coral! If you look really closely you will see that each of the corallites has 6 tentacles protruding from the end which makes this coral part of the class Hexacorallia.

Thank you to everyone that donated or spread the word about the fundraiser for our partner @reef_doctor ! Together we raised $2,850! We are so grateful and hope that you continue to follow us on our journey to restoring and building coral reefs. #coralreef #coralconservation

Happy Fishery Friday! Inspired by a few of our fellow conservation projects and companies, we wanted to take this Friday to highlight the fisheries that we work closely with in Toliara, Madagascar.

Happy (belated) New Years from ARMS Restore! We are so excited to continue to expand our research and further our goals this year. We have extended the fundraiser through the end of January in hopes of being able to raise half of our goal! gofund.me/e708b7ed

This species of coral is Plerogyra sinuosa! It can be found throughout the Red Sea, Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Due to its iridescent and jelly-like appearance, this coral is more commonly known as “Pearl coral” or “Bubble coral”.

MEET THE TEAM! Hervet Randriamady is a PhD student studying Population Health Sciences at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. His main research is to understand the association between climate change, food insecurity, and mental disorders in the Ranobe Bay, Madagascar.

Around this giving season, Reef Doctor and ARMS Restore would appreciate any and all donations to support the team’s efforts to build new coral reefs in the coming year. Your donation could be responsible for the birth of a new coral colony! Thank you!! gofund.me/e708b7ed

What have we spotted out at sea!? Lakanas! The sailing vessels shown above are known as Lakana, and they are the traditional outrigger canoes of the Malagasy people. Lakanas are often used by the Vezo fishermen along the western coast of Madagascar. #madagascar

This past week our ARMS team worked with former NASA astrophysicist and current Professor at University of Miami, Ved Chirayath, to do his first mapping of the coral reef systems of Madagascar!

MEET THE TEAM! Aroniaina Falinirina is a PhD student at Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines (IH.SM) studying the influence of ARMS and artificial reef installation on the reef biodiversity, fishery yields and human health in Ranobe Bay, Madagascar.

Check out our Facebook or the link below to meet our consortium partners, the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB) at Harvard University! oeb.harvard.edu/research #harvarduniversity #harvardoeb #coralreef #boston #madagascar

Happy World Animal Day from ARMS Restore! To celebrate here's a peek of some of the amazing animals we have found on our ARMS! We are so thankful for the amazing wildlife we encounter in Ranobe Bay and hope to continue saving the most incredible animals, CORALS!

We have been hard at work! After more than a year it is finally time to remove some of the ARMS from the reefs! Stay tuned for our future post where we will share some of the amazing critters we’ve found on our ARMS 🦀 #madagascar #coralreef #scuba #protecttheocean

📣 Are you between 18-30 and want to be a Youth Delegate at COP28? Apply to be part of the Climate Mobility Pavilion Youth Programme! Submit your application NOW ⏩ bit.ly/COP28-Youth-De… Deadline: 1 October 2023

Join the Blue Economy Research Institute of the University of Seychelles for a deep-sea seminar on 29th September. 🌊🗓 The seminar will be hybrid and is open to online participants. 🌍 Read on for more details 👉 blog.wiomsa.net/2023/09/25/dee…

Urban areas are often hotter than the surrounding suburbs & rural landscapes - this excess presents another inequity presented by #ClimateChange. Join us at the @Scienceunga for a global panel discussion Tuesday, 26 Sept 9 AM Tune in: sciencesummitunga78.sched.com/event/1RLSK