Each edition of this quarterly newsletter is powered by the valuable contributions of our members and features research updates, field insights, local and regional initiatives, events, and opportunities to engage in coral health efforts.

By sharing knowledge and experiences, the CCHF Newsletter aims to strengthen connections across the region and support collective action to conserve the vibrant reefs that sustain our communities, economies, and marine biodiversity.

What’s Inside

In this edition of the CCHF Newsletter, you will find updates from the Dominican Republic on long-term tracking of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) and the encouraging natural recruitment of Meandrina meandrites after severe declines.

We also share early insights from doctoral research on the genetic diversity and survival of elkhorn coral across Antigua, Barbuda, and Barbados, alongside progress in scaling coral restoration within Antigua’s Nelson Dockyard National Park through the WANSEC and EbA Caribbean projects.

The issue highlights innovative, community-driven restoration efforts, including the Mayreau Hybrid Reef Project in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, which combines Reef Balls with live coral planting, and the curation of one of the Caribbean’s largest Acropora gene banks in Jamaica to safeguard climate-adapted genetics. Also featured is a remarkable discovery by the Oracabessa Marine Trust (OMT) of a rare elkhorn coral “hotspot” in St. Mary, where 71 healthy colonies have survived recent mass bleaching events.

Finally, the newsletter includes links to a key presentation on the near-extirpation of Acropora species in Jamaica and an overview of the recently released 2025 report detailing the status and trends of Caribbean coral reefs from 1970 to 2024.