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Our work

Four ways we look after the water.

Restoration, protection, education and support for the communities who live beside the reef.

Programmes

Where your gift goes.

Reef restoration

Growing and planting coral fragments in nurseries, then monitoring each one for five years.

Shoreline cleanups

Weekly volunteer cleanups and a monthly deep clean of the most polluted beaches.

Community fisheries

Paying local fishers to protect nursery zones and switch to sustainable gear.

Ocean education

School visits, snorkel days and a free curriculum used in 140 classrooms.

Monitoring and science

Annual reef surveys, open data and partnerships with three universities.

How it works

From a gift to a growing reef.

  1. You give

    A one-off or monthly gift, from $10, and you choose the programme.

  2. We plant

    Coral fragments are grown for six months in a protected nursery.

  3. We place

    Divers attach each fragment to a surveyed section of damaged reef.

  4. We report

    You receive photos of your reef and a survey update every year.

FAQ

About giving.

Yes. Tidewater Trust is a registered 501(c)(3) and you will receive a receipt by email.

Yes. Gifts can be directed to a programme or left unrestricted so we can use them where they are needed most.

Any time, with one click or a short email.

Sixteen cents of every dollar covers fundraising and governance. The full breakdown is on the Give page.

Give the reef a future.

From $10 a month. Every dollar reported in public.

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