Reefs Go Live: Corals in a Changing Climate

As we look around us, the impacts of climate change are ever-present and increasing in severity, with 2023 being the hottest year on record. This broadcast takes a deep dive with CCMI’s researchers into how climate change affects our oceans and coral reefs, the impacts of last year’s increased water temperatures on Little Cayman’s reefs, how CCMI is working towards helping corals to survive these pressures, and how you can help too.

Reefs Go Live is supported by the Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Foundation.

Research projects contributing to the information shared in this episode include the coral bleaching monitoring funded by CCMI’s Healthy Reefs sponsors (Foster’s, Supermarkets, Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, and Knighthead Annuity) and the Blue Carbon Offset and Biodiversity Programme, which is made possible by Butterfield. The in-person event at the Camana Bay Cinema was supported by Dart.

Reefs Go Live is broadcast LIVE from underwater along the coast of Little Cayman, a Mission Blue Hope Spot in the Cayman Islands. For more information about Reefs Go Live, to see past episodes, and to download the free corresponding educational materials for each topic, please visit the Reefs Go Live page.

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