The Coral Project

Coral reefs need us. We need them.

The kaleidoscope of life, color and movement on a coral reef covers less than 1% of the ocean floor, but its importance is immeasurable.

As sailors, it’s our job to help. The Coral Project is our way of spreading awareness and making a real difference, one coral at a time.

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The Coral Project Bracelet: an adjustable beaded bracelet that funds the growth and planting of one new coral.
  • <1%of the ocean floor is covered by coral reefs.NOAA
  • 25%of all marine species are supported by coral reefs.NOAA
  • 500Mpeople depend on reefs for food, income and protection from storms.NOAA
  • 70–90%of reefs could be lost with 1.5°C of global warming.IPCC

How We Can Make a Difference

Grow it. Plant it. Watch the reef return.

By celebrating and supporting the people doing the work, and by helping fund coral regrowth and planting. The two most effective methods, microfragmentation and coral farming, both end the same way: a healthy new coral outplanted for new life on the reef.

  1. Microfragmentation: small coral fragments grown in a nursery for reef restoration, The Coral Project by Lemon & Line

    Microfragmentation

    Living coral is cut into small fragments, which triggers growth far faster than traditional methods, much like skin regrowing after a cut. The fragments grow in a nursery until they’re ready for planting.

  2. Coral farming: coral grown in an ocean nursery before outplanting, The Coral Project by Lemon & Line

    Coral farming

    Coral farming also uses fragmentation to kickstart rapid growth, but skips the land-based nursery and grows coral directly in the ocean until it’s ready to move to a living reef.

  3. Outplanting: a restored coral planted on a degraded reef, The Coral Project by Lemon & Line

    Outplanting

    Once a coral is ready, it’s carefully transported and planted on a degraded section of reef. Healthy new corals help rebuild the ecosystem, and healthier reefs are better able to withstand future damage.

Additional view of The Coral Project adjustable beaded bracelet by Lemon & Line.

Make a difference. Save the reef.

The Coral Project Bracelet

Every Coral Project Bracelet funds the growth and outplanting of one new coral with one of our Official Planting Partners.

Purposefully subtle: a daily reminder of your commitment to coral and a healthy ocean. Handcrafted in the US with dark blue glass seed beads and a coral accent. Adjustable, one size.

$38.00

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Coral adoptions reopen when we announce the next planting partners we’re funding.

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Sources: NOAA (coral reef coverage, species and people supported); Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (2018). Restoration photos courtesy of our planting partners.