In Bali, Seatrees is partnered with Ocean Gardener to plant 5,000 hard and soft corals in deeper, cooler waters over 10 meters deep to shield them from the worst effects of coral bleaching. This project in Nusa Penida uses an innovative approach by growing baby corals directly on a degraded reef in square-shaped “community clusters.” Arranged in a checkerboard pattern to improve their survival rates as a group, Ocean Gardener conducts regular maintenance protecting the young corals from predatory sea snails, algae overgrowth, sedimentation, and other marine threats that could hinder their growth.