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    Welcome to EcoReefs
    The Artificial Reef for Growing Coral Reefs

    EcoReefs® provides innovative solutions for marine ecological enhancements to coastal developments, marine preserves, and environmental impact zones.

    EcoReefs combines established principles from marine ecology with aesthetically-pleasing, eco-friendly materials to deliver state-of-the-art artificial reef systems.

    Our proven approach creates high-quality habitat for marine organisms and helps jump-start the establishment of coral reefs -- cost-effectively, at scale, and with minimal logistical requirements.

    EcoReefs provides comprehensive design & build services, including:

    • Reef Design & Numerical Modeling
    • Manufacture of EcoReefs Ceramic Artificial Reef Modules
    • Artificial Reef Installation
    • Culture & Transplantation of Marine Organisms
    • Long-term Monitoring & Maintenance
    • Tendering, Procurement & Project Management
    Teardrop butterflyfish (Chaetodon unimaculatus) grazing on EcoReefs modules.
    Smaller corals are naturally-recruited, larger corals are transplants.  
    Bunaken National Park, Indonesia, 18 months post-installation. 
     

    Praise for EcoReefs

    "EcoReefs installations slow water currents, shelter the small fish which keep coral clean and alive, and provide the necessary micro-environments for successful coral growth. Dolphin is pleased to have sourced a system that will contribute sensitively and positively to the marine environment in which we work."

    Mr. Ahmed Ali al-Sayegh, CEO Dolphin Energy, Qatar
     

    "Because this is a national park with a large diving tourism sector, we were interested in as simple and aesthetically-pleasing a technique as possible"

    Arnaz Mehta, Seacology 
     

    "Modules look instantly organic [and] as a naturally beautiful reef takes over, the EcoReef performs its duty as a substrate, functioning well both ecologically and aesthetically. EcoReefs not only create something immediately attractive, they do so over a large area no matter what the existing topography."

    Jessica Tallman, Reef Restoration Handbook 

    Gulf Region

    Dolphin Energy Reef, Qatar

    		Dolphin Energy deployed 576 EcoReefs modules off of Ras Laffan Industrial City to study reef growth potential on artificial reefs compared to pipelines and control plots. This project builds on a previous 3 year coral reef mapping study by Dolphin Energy that identified the need to regenerate coral reefs in selected areas. The study was implemented in consultation with the Qatar's Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Reserves and the Qatar University Environmental Studies Center.

     
    QatarGas Pipeline Enhancement, Qatar

    		QatarGas has purchased 750 EcoReefs modules that will be used as an ecological enhancement for underwater pipeline at Ras Laffan Industrial City.

     

    Caribbean

    Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Bahamas

    		Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines is using EcoReefs modules to create a shallow-water snorkeling reef at its Coco Cay shore excursion resort facility. Snorkeling is the resort's most popular watersports concession, enjoyed by thousands of guests each year. 50 EcoReefs modules were installed in the Coco Cay lagoon area to create a colorful, engaging point-of-interest for snorkelers.  The ecological development of the reef will be measured as part of an ongoing monitoring programme.

     

    Pacific

    Bunaken National Park, Indonesia

    		In 2003, more than 1100 EcoReefs modules were installed in Bunaken National Park, N. Sulawesi to rehabilitate reef areas severely damaged by blast fishing. One of Indonesia's premier dive destinations, BNP is visited by thousands of divers each year. Reef rehabilitation can bring non-performing areas back into dive programs, reducing diver pressure on the Park's wild reefs. The EcoReefs installations at BNP have successfully established coral reefs in harsh environments where corals have not been able to grow for several decades.

     
    Poseidon Underwater Resort, Fiji

    		EcoReefs provided a reefscape and coral nursery design for the Poseidon Underwater Resort and Hotel project currently under development at Katafanga Atoll. Envisioned as an exclusive luxury resort featuring dramatic underwater suites with 360° viewing galleries, Poseidon engaged EcoReefs for a design treatment that creates a rich, naturalistic reef using a combination of EcoReefs modules and natural rock forms, stocked with corals transplanted from a nearby underwater nursery.

     

    USA

    Texas Clipper Ship-to-Reef, Gulf of Mexico

    		EcoReefs modules were used to create decktop habitat on the U.S.T.S. Texas Clipper for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. This historic vessel was originally commissioned by the Navy in 1944 as a troop carrier, then converted to a luxury liner after WWII, and recommissioned in 1965 as a Texas Maritime Academy training ship for Texas A&M. Decommissioned in 1996, the Texas Clipper was sunk in 2007 as dive attraction 17 miles off the coast of Texas in 137' of water. 

     
    Endangered Coral Cultivation, Florida

    		EcoReefs modules have been used to successfully cultivate endangered coral species on reefs off of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Despite stepped-up conservation efforts, Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata --the two most significant reef-building corals in Florida waters-- are locally extinct on many reefs and are not quickly re-populating. Off-shore cultivation on EcoReefs modules is being evaluated as an alternative, and initial tests using transplanted A. cervicornis branch tips show excellent results in just over a year.