Sponsor a home for the next generation of corals.
Every coral reef is built from thousands of tiny beginnings.
Help us raise $20,000 to out-plant 800 substrates, carrying about
8,000 coral babies, into the Bay Islands National Marine Park in 2027.
Giving Tuesday is December 1st. The campaign closes December 4th.
Nature needs a hand.
Wild coral babies may not survive on their own. Here is how we give them a fighting chance.
In nature, young coral recruits can die within their first six months. The threats are stacked against them:
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Rising ocean temperatures
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Severe bleaching events
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Human pollution
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Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD)
Roatan Marine Park steps in during natural spawning events to give these tiny recruits a protected place to settle, grow and fuse. That help preserves genetic diversity and gives the next generation of hard, reef-building corals a significantly higher chance of survival.
Each specialized substrate holds approximately 10 tiny coral recruits
(coral babies). As they grow, these recruits naturally fuse together into a single, strong, heat-resilient coral colony.
Jigglypuff
Is a successful recruit that survived, fused
and is a thriving coral baby.
Jigglypuff’s story is a testament to resilience and a reminder of why we do this reef restoration work. Born in June 2023, this little coral began life just before a severe mass bleaching event swept through the Caribbean, affecting our parent colonies and raising serious concerns about the survival of our newly transplanted recruits. 2024 was a year of deep perseverance. We monitored the reef many times to assess their survival, but the technical challenges we faced at the time led us to believe they might not have made it.
Today, Jiggly isn’t alone. We’ve seen several of its siblings growing healthy and strong on the reef. Jigglypuff’s growth is an inspiring success story, showing how the work of the Coral Restoration Center of Roatan (CRCR) and our valued partnerships help expand what’s possible and give our reefs a second chance.
Jigglypuff proves that sexual coral restoration works.
$25 donation helps raise the next "star" recruit.
Choose your star
Your $25 puts a substrate back into the Bay Islands National Marine Park.
$25
Rising Star
Direct Conservation Impact:
1 Substrate (~10 Coral Recruits (1 future colony)
Donor Reward:
Personal Digital Certificate
$50
Reef Star
Direct Conservation Impact:
2 Substrates (~20 Coral Recruits)
Donor Reward:
Digital Certificate + RMP Keychain (Local Pick-up)
$100
Guiding Star
Direct Conservation Impact:
4 Substrates (~40 Recruits)
Donor Reward:
Digital Certificate + Keychain + Tshirt
