How do we do it?
Promoting Diversity
We are safeguarding and promoting genetic diversity in coral populations around the world.
Scalable Methods
CRF is perfecting techniques for actively restoring coral reefs on an ecologically significant scale.
Tools & Resources
Our evolving methods and high-tech tools are accessible to the international restoration community.
Thought Leadership
We are working to advance ecosystem restoration science and collaboration in the field.
Community Empowerment
We are engaging the public in the mission and inspiring change.
Our Core Programs
We take a holistic, dynamic approach to coral reef restoration. With a focus on large-scale active restoration, informed by the latest research, and embedded in the community, the core pillars of our work are deeply interconnected and reinforce each other to amplify our impact.
Restoration
Taking an ecosystem-wide approach, we are restoring both abundance and genetic diversity to reefs in Florida and beyond.
Science & Technology
Our science program focuses on researching, developing, applying, and sharing best practices in coral restoration.
Education & Outreach
We provide practical, meaningful ways for everyone to learn about and get actively involved with our mission.
Still spinning from @demashow 2026! 🤿🪸🌀
From making new connections to spreading the word about coral restoration, our dive programs, and Coralpalooza, our team had a blast connecting with the dive community last week in New Orleans!
See you next year, DEMA! 👋
🎥: Coral Restoration Foundation
#CoralRestoration #DEMA2026 #SaveTheReef
Did you know we take coral restoration beyond the reef? 🪸📚🐠
At Coral Restoration Foundation, we inspire the next generation of ocean advocates!
Through our education programs, we bring coral reef conservation to life, teaching young ocean enthusiasts about the importance of healthy reefs and how they can help protect them. 🌊💙
Learn more about our in-person AND virtual education programs via our link in bio 🔗
🎥: Coral Restoration Foundation
#CoralRestoration #OceanEducation #SaveTheReef
Spelling out what we`re all about. 🪸
At Coral Restoration Foundation, we`re on a mission to restore coral reefs through science, education, collaboration, and hands-on action.
Leading the fight to save coral reefs around the world 🌎 for the health of our blue planet.
📷: Coral Restoration Foundation
#CoralRestoration #CoralReefs #SaveTheReef
Same time tomorrow? 👀🪸
Our schedule is fully booked with coral restoration, scuba diving, and restoring reefs.🤿💙
🎥: Coral Restoration Foundation
#CoralRestoration #CoralNursery #SaveTheReef
We`re putting coral restoration in the spotlight at DEMA 2026! 🪸🤿
Several members of our team are in New Orleans this week for @demashow, one of the world`s largest trade shows for the scuba diving industry!
We`re connecting with the global dive community, sharing our coral restoration work, and highlighting ways to get involved in protecting coral reefs.
Attending DEMA? Come say hi 👋 Find us at booth #2833. We`d love to meet you!
🎥: Coral Restoration Foundation
#CoralRestoration #DEMA2026 #ScubaDiving
Expanding our coral nursery system with a new rope nursery installation. 🪸
Our team recently installed a midwater rope nursery at our Carysfort nursery in the Upper Florida Keys. This new system complements the Coral Trees that remain the foundation of our offshore nursery program.
Building on more than two decades of experience with Coral Trees and rope nursery methods used at scale elsewhere, this approach allows coral fragments to grow along suspended ropes, providing a second growing system for genotypes particularly vulnerable to heat stress and disease.
As we monitor the installation, we`ll measure how corals perform and share what we learn. These findings will help inform future nursery management as we continue exploring ways to safeguard coral genetic diversity against growing environmental threats.
📷: Coral Restoration Foundation
#CoralRestoration #CoralNursery #SaveTheReef
BOO! 👻🎃 Even the ghosts are working to save coral reefs this Halloween! 🪸🤿
But you know what’s REALLY scary? An ocean without corals. Now that’s a ghost town we never want to see! 🌊
Happy Halloween from all of us at Coral Restoration Foundation!
🎥: Coral Restoration Foundation
#CoralRestoration #Ghost #SaveTheReef
A new global assessment delivers a stark warning for the future of coral reefs. 🪸
For the first time ever, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (@iucn_official) has assessed the world`s coral reefs. The findings underscore the urgency of action: 96% of assessed coral reef ecosystems are classified as Critically Endangered, with marine heatwaves identified as the greatest threat.
But Critically Endangered does not mean all is lost.
These findings reinforce the urgency of our work at Coral Restoration Foundation to safeguard coral genetic diversity and advance science-based restoration.
Restoration alone cannot solve the climate crisis, but it remains a vital part of protecting the future of coral reefs and our blue planet. 🌎
📷: Coral Restoration Foundation
#CoralRestoration #CoralReefs #IUCN
