Scaling Coral Restoration - Coral Vita

Coral Vita operates the world’s first commercial land-based coral farm in Grand Bahama, growing resilient corals for large-scale reef restoration. The project generates revenue through eco-tourism and educational services, creating a sustainable business model that supports both conservation and local economic development.

Coral Vita creates high-tech coral farms that incorporate breakthrough methods to restore reefs in the most effective way possible. Their scientific team has partnered with leading marine institutes, utilizing techniques to grow coral up to 50x faster while boosting their resiliency against the warming and acidifying oceans that threaten their survival. They then outplant these corals back into degraded reefs, bringing them back to life.

Coral Vita’s land-based farms not only supply corals for restoration projects, but also function as education centers for local communities as well as eco-tourism attractions. They can also scale to make a significant ecological difference, with a single farm able to grow millions of resilient corals for distribution around a region.