ICLARM established the Coastal Aquaculture Centre (CAC) to redress this problem by developing ways to enhance the productivity of coral reefs, and by transferring the technologies to communities living on coralline coasts in developing countries throughout the world. The specific aims of the CAC are to develop simple methods for producing and growing selected species of coral reef fish and invertebrates. The production of juvenile coral reef species will benefit coastal communities in two ways; the juveniles can either be grown to market size in culture or released onto coral reefs to enhance wild stocks.