Local Initiatives

In our field projects we promote local leadership rather than outsider-driven projects.

Three scuba divers explore an underwater scene with sunlight streaming through the water onto sea grass.

Flagship project

Our current flagship project is based in the central eastern Philippines, focusing on:

Coral restoration and nursery deployment
Shading experiments to reduce bleaching
Long-term coral spawning monitoring
Training of young local scientists and scientific divers
Development of locally-led reef monitoring programs

We work globally, with projects, training, and outreach in regions where reefs are under acute pressure and where investment in local capacity can have long-lasting impact.

United States: policy and entity home base
Honduras: coral restoration and diver training
Thailand: early reef restoration and divemaster training
Malaysia: coral monitoring and restoration
Philippines: current flagship project and long-term research site
Mexico: coming soon…

World map with pins marking REEF Scuba project locations in the Americas and Southeast Asia.

REEF Scuba in action

REEF Scuba team with local marine managers on a boat, holding a Month of the Ocean banner. — Collaborating with local marine management and organizations.

Volunteers at a beach clean up. — Organizing beach clean ups.

A diver beside a shade cloth suspended over corals during an in-water experiment. — In-water coral shading experiment to test new ways to reduce heat stress on reefs.

A REEF Scuba team member identifying individual whales from field photos on a laptop. — Whale monitoring and identification with AI.

Coral releasing gamete bundles during a night spawning observation. — Coral spawning observation.

Members of the Ocean Blu volleyball team in matching jerseys. — Sponsoring Ocean Blu, a local volleyball team where our current coral restoration project is based, promoting education and beach clean ups.

Support the work

Back locally led reef restoration

Your gift funds restoration equipment, scientific diving safety, and training for young local scientists in the Philippines, and soon Mexico.

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501(c)(3) · EIN 85-0698477 Tax-deductible UN ECOSOC consultative status

Your donation directly funds

Coral restoration equipment and fieldwork in the Philippines, plus our expanding program in Mexico
Educational programs for local youth
Open-source AI and reef monitoring tools
Advocacy for ocean protection at international conferences
Safety and logistics for scientific diving operations

Divers Photo Credit: Dimitris Poursanidis / Ocean Image Bank