Safeguarding one of the most
bio-diverse places in the world
We have been working to spread awareness on coral conservation, setting up coral nurseries and restoration sites across Indonesia since 2016.
ABOUT US
Established in 2016, we are a diverse team of biologists, divers and coral enthusiasts that drive to make change by restoring Indonesia’s degraded reef areas. By relying on our founder’s 25 years of coral farming experience, we have achieved great success rates in our coral restoration sites.
We actively partner with local communities, hotels, resorts and dive shops to setup and deploy coral nurseries using our protocols. From these nurseries, we harvest donor coral to restore the surrounding reefs.
Collectively with our partners, we have planted over 1 million corals. We offer tours for the public to learn about coral restoration and courses for people wanting more hands-on experience and stay to volunteer.
SNORKEL AND PLANT A CORAL IN BALI
Join us to witness our coral restoration efforts firsthand! You’ll learn all about corals, their vital importance, and then snorkel one of our coral nurseries in Bali. To make a lasting impact, you’ll even get to plant your own coral fragment. All profits directly support our restoration program and the local communities dedicated to maintaining the restoration sites.
Amed Nursery Snorkel Tour
- Lipah Bay, Amed
- 4 hours
Nusa Penida Nursery Snorkel Tour
- Ped, Nusa Penida
- 4 hours
Candidasa Nursery Snorkel Tour
- Candidasa
- 4 hours
SCUBA DIVE FOR REEF RESTORATION
Ready to become a marine biologist or citizen scientist during your stay in Bali? Learn to identify corals, understand their reproduction, and apply that knowledge directly to crucial coral restoration efforts. It’s an unforgettable opportunity to make a real impact!
Intro to Coral Restoration
- Amed
- 3 days
Full Coral Restoration Cert
- Various locations available
- 4 weeks
Rapid Reef Assessment
- Nusa Ceningan
- 3 days
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Discover our coral nurseries and restoration sites
Ocean Gardener partners with resorts, hotels, dive shops and local communities to set up coral nurseries and restoration sites across Indonesia. We share our knowledge from 25 years of coral farming to our partners to scale our coral restoration efforts.
Join the many brands that support our mission
Ocean Gardener works with dive shops and resorts around Indonesia to offer our educational courses and workshops. We work with these partners to build coral nurseries and restore reefs in their areas. Learn more about parnor accross Indonesia.
Latest updates from our blog
Common Coral Outplanting Methods Used In Coral Restoration
One of our founders, Vincent Chalias, shares the 7 most common outplanting methods used in coral restoration and their pros and cons.
Why Acropora are important?
Acropora is the largest genus of hard corals Boasting an impressive diversity of 140 to 400 species, Acropora stands as the world’s most expansive genus of hard corals. While often characterized by their striking tabular or branching structures, their true uniqueness lies in the presence of specialized polyps: a leading axial polyp positioned at the very tip of each branch, guiding its outward growth, and numerous smaller radial polyps that populate the branch’s lateral surfaces. They dominate the shallow reefs but can also be found in the depths of 120m in the mesophotic zone. Acropora
An insight into Aceh’s coral reef restoration efforts
Ibnu, one of our scholarship recipients, gives us an insight into his organization and their methods and his learning after 4 weeks with us.
