SOAR Officially Launched Diadema Familiarization Study

SOAR is excited to share an update from the field on our Diadema familiarization study. Our team has successfully deployed Diadema antillarum along with their reef rubble and living tissue structures at Horseshoe Reef in the Florida Keys. This marks a major milestone for the project.

We deployed both familiarized and non familiarized treatments, allowing us to evaluate differences in retention and site fidelity under real reef conditions.

Monitoring efforts are now underway. Our team has completed initial post-deployment surveys and will continue conducting regular assessments to track urchin survival and behavior over time.

This project represents an exciting opportunity to translate years of discussion into real-world data. We look forward to sharing results in future updates and contributing to new knowledge to improve Diadema antillarum restoration strategies across the Caribbean.