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, with over 200,000 corals planted in the last few years 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
Amed Coral Nursery Snorkel Tour
- Lipah Bay, Amed
- 4 hours
Nusa Penida Coral Nursery Snorkel Tour
- Ped, Nusa Penida
- 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/Tulamben
- 3 days
Advanced Coral ID Diver
- Various locations available
- 3 Days
Full Coral Restoration Cert
- Various locations available
- 4 weeks
12
locations
25
years
636
people trained
115,721
corals planted
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
Could This Be the World’s Largest Coral Colony? Nusa Penida’s Galaxea astreata Stuns Scientists.
Only a few weeks after a remarkable colony of Pavona clavus, claiming the title of the world’s largest coral was found and measured in the Solomon Islands, another giant coral colony was measured in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia, and discovered to be even bigger. In early December 2024, a team of young Indonesian marine biologists from Ocean Gardener, after receiving training from the Italian University of Milano Bicocca program ‘Map the Giants, located and measured what could be the biggest coral colony in the world! The now famous Solomon Island Pavona colony is 34m wide, 32m
Coral Reef Conservation, through Community building.
Local community work is key to successful coral reef restoration work.
Mass coral bleaching in North Bali!
Coral Reefs of North Bali are experiencing Massive Bleaching Event