Reefy - The Netherlands

Reefy is a startup working on restoring marine habitats to boost biodiversity and protect the coastlines from erosion and flooding. Marine ecosystems have been degrading at alarming rates. Around the world, 85% of oyster beds and 50% of coral reefs have been lost.

Reefy multi-purpose structure promotes many economic benefits to nearby communities and businesses as they enhance marine life recovery and together with nature, dissipate wave energy to protect the coastline from erosion and flooding.Reefy is built on a three-pillar foundation consisting of innovation, science and respect for nature. It has designed a new way to build artificial reefs with a patent-pending solution.

The Reefy product consists of "lego-like" blocks that can be assembled to form an underwater artificial reef structure. This structure has sufficient complexity to host a flourishing reef ecosystem and stability against unfavourable storms and sea conditions. The structure can be used for coastal protection, nature enhancement, sediment reuse and scour protection applications.

The solution promotes a multipurpose design that brings many economic benefits to nearby communities and businesses.

It can be built with local or recycled sediments. In this way, it can save costly sediment disposal costs to ports and at the same time create nature-enhancing assets.The Reefy innovation is adaptable and scalable to different region markets, as the solution can be used in environments from the cold waters of the North Sea to the sandy beaches of the Caribbean.

The fisheries, tourism and maritime sectors have a strong business case to invest in these solutions.