The present focus of the Team is the long-term safekeeping, care, and propagation of rescue corals. In the future, as capacity allows, the Team hopes to integrate the propagation of non-rescue corals and other priority organisms into its work. 

• The Team will not prioritize work on Acroporids as those species are paid great attention by other entities. The Team will, however, work with those groups as needed to ensure that efforts are aligned. 

• Non-coral priority organisms may include aquarium maintenance animals and reef herbivores. 

The Team will collaborate with the Restoration Team to help plan and/or facilitate the transfer of rescue coral offspring from land-based propagation facilities to practitioners who will be getting those corals into the water. It should be noted, the Team will not serve as a clearing house for corals, nor will it be responsible for the distribution of corals, however it can help collate information on corals that are available, genetic and/or parentage information, and transfer protocols. 

Research is key to advancing our propagation output. The Team hopes to collaborate with Research Team members to identify and answer key questions related to coral propagation. Team efforts can help collate information on propagation trials/research, articulate current knowledge gaps and potential research avenues, and to connect experts. 

• While the Team has traditionally focused on sexual propagation, there is interest in developing guidance and support tools for asexual propagation as capacity allows. 

It is important to note that invasive or destructive research will not be conducted on rescue corals in holding or their offspring: these corals are reserved for propagation and restoration, respectively.