In March 2024, Counting Coral unveiled its second Sculptural Coral Gene Bank in Fiji, located at Vomo Island Resort. Spanning 60 feet in diameter and reaching a depth of 18 feet, this gene bank doubles as an artificial reef and an underwater living art piece, currently nurturing over 370 parent corals.
COUNTING CORAL
ART • CONSERVATION • COMMUNITY
Counting Coral is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that designs, donates and installs sculptural coral gene banks that are specifically tailored to rehabilitate coral reefs. Through the innovative approach of submerging structural and functional artwork, Counting Coral brings about a transformation in the human engagement with coral reef restoration.
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Beneath the ocean's surface, these sculptures become the home for exceptional coral—rare, genetically superior, and opportunistic—evolving into an initial coral nursery and ultimately serving as parent plants within a dynamic gene bank ecosystem. By installing a functional attraction that serves as a gene bank, we are able to divert diver traffic from fragile reefs, increase revenue to the local communities, strengthen marketing opportunities, and raise awareness for marine conservation.