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
Ocean Gardener stands as a beacon of hope for the coral reefs of Indonesia. Established in 2016, we are a diverse team of biologists, divers and enthusiasts. We rely on 25 years of coral farming experience in Indonesia to drive our education and restoration efforts.
We partner with local communities, hotels, resorts and dive shops to setup and deploy coral nurseries using our protocols ensuring good rates of survival. From these nurseries, we harvest donor coral colonies to restore the surrounding reefs.
Collectively with our partners, we have planted over 1 million corals. Over the last few years, Ocean Gardener has planted over 200,000 corals in Indonesia and another 230,000 corals in Saudi Arabia, through large scale coral reef restoration projects.
We offer tours for the public to learn about coral restoration and courses for people wanting more hands-on and in-depth knowledge.
Take a half day tour in Bali
Visit our coral nurseries and see first hand our coral restoration work. Learn about what corals are, why they are important, then snorkel our coral nurseries. At the end, plant your own coral fragment for posterity. The profits go towards supporting our coral restoration program and the local communities that helped setup and maintain the coral nurseries.
Candidasa Coral Nursery Snorkel Tour
- Candidasa
- 4 hours
Nusa Penida Coral Nursery Snorkel Tour
- Ped, Nusa Penida
- 4 hours
Amed Coral Nursery Snorkel Tour
- Lipah Bay, Amed
- 4 hours
Get certified and join the action
Wish to start your own project or help contribute to our coral restoration efforts? Take one of our Coral Restoration courses to get hands-on with the techniques we use to create coral restoration sites.
Intro to Coral Restoration
- Amed
- 3 days
Clownfish Diver
- Amed or Nusa Ceningan
- 1 day
Full Coral Restoration Cert
- Various locations available
- 4 weeks
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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.
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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
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.
Citra’s lifechanging experience with coral restoration
Citra was one of the 4 Indonesians selected by Ocean Gardener to receive our scholarship to take part in our Full Coral Restoration Certification course. She shares her experience spending the 4 weeks with other students learning more about corals, their restoration and applying these lessons practically during their dives in various locations around Bali, Indonesia. I never imagined that a single email could change the course of my journey in marine conservation. When I received the news that I had been awarded a scholarship to join Ocean Gardener’s coral reef restoration course, I was
Ivon’s inspiring 4 week journey in coral restoration
Ivon was one of the 4 Indonesians selected by the Mero Foundation to receive a scholarship to take part in Ocean Gardener’s Full Coral Restoration Certification course. She shares her experience spending the 4 weeks with other students learning more about corals, their restoration and applying these lessons practically during their dives in various locations around Bali, Indonesia.
