Samenvatting

Coral reefs have been in decline over the past decades. This has greatly increased the need for restorative measures. The islands of Saba and St. Eustatius, two special Dutch municipalities in the Dutch Caribbean, are not exempt to this decline. The Saba Conservation Foundation and St. Eustatius National Parks requested University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein and Wageningen Marine Research for a suitable option to be placed in their surrounding waters. In spring 2018 data was gathered on fish and coral abundance, and fish and coral species richness. Furthermore, data on the costs of construction and deployment, and data on hurricane resilience was gathered.