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CLEAR Caribbean coral restoration: the Soufriere coral gardeners

CLEAR Caribbean coral restoration the Soufriere coral gardeners is a farm and food in Soufriere, inside the SMMA, St Lucia.

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CLEAR Caribbean coral restoration: the Soufriere coral gardeners

Community coral restoration programme training FISHERS from Soufriere as coral gardeners, running nurseries of over 3,000 elkhorn and staghorn corals and out-planting bleaching-resilient genotypes onto SMMA reefs.

Genuine at-the-source conservation: local fishers PAID to restore the reef they depend on, inside a community-managed marine park, named as a priority action in Saint Lucia's National Adaptation Plan 2018-2028.

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Full Address
Soufriere, inside the SMMA, St Lucia
Website
https://www.clearcaribbean.org/coral-restoration/
Name
CLEAR Caribbean coral restoration: the Soufriere coral gardeners
Sources (internal, verification URLs)
https://napglobalnetwork.org/stories/the-coral-gardeners-of-saint-lucia-local-heroes-against-coral-bleaching/
Verified
hand-verified research, Jul 2026
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Community coral restoration programme training FISHERS from Soufriere as coral gardeners, running nurseries of over 3,000 elkhorn and staghorn corals and out-planting bleaching-resilient genotypes ont
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Community coral restoration programme training FISHERS from Soufriere as coral gardeners, running nurseries of over 3,000 elkhorn and staghorn corals and out-planting bleaching-resilient genotypes onto SMMA reefs.

Genuine at-the-source conservation: local fishers PAID to restore the reef they depend on, inside a community-managed marine park, named as a priority action in Saint Lucia's National Adaptation Plan 2018-2028.
Why it is eco / at the source
Genuine at-the-source conservation: local fishers PAID to restore the reef they depend on, inside a community-managed marine park, named as a priority action in Saint Lucia's National Adaptation Plan 2018-2028.
Country
Saint Lucia
Area / Neighbourhood
Soufriere, inside the SMMA
City
Soufriere, inside the SMMA
Type
Farm and Food
Season (open months)
Year round
Ethics
Restoration work on corals, not animal encounters. No feeding or handling of fish. NOTE: the programme states an intention to develop visitor participation, but a bookable public visitor slot is NOT VERIFIED. Contact CLEAR directly before promising travellers access.
Free to visit
No
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CLEAR Caribbean coral restoration: the Soufriere coral gardeners
Last checked
2026-07-22

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