15-19About fifty-three hard coral species recorded till date in the Gujarat coast based on the available literature. One of the projects under Integrated Coastal Zone Management Programme, Coral transplantation, are in progress to improve the quality of reefs at GoK. Major aim of this project is to develop a protocol for coral transplantation processes and making transplanted reef park at GoK by using local massive coral species as well as re-introducing the Acropora spp. from other parts of Indian reef ecosystems
