"In addition to their importance as hubs of biodiversity that can bring life back to degraded areas, Coral Reef ARKs are also a game-changer for reef science. These modular, replicable mesocosms provide light, flow, and oxygen conditions that are simply impossible on the degraded seafloor, offering an entirely new platform for understanding and restoring reef ecosystems. When Arks meet probiotics, they become an even more powerful tool to investigate the microbially-driven biogeochemical cycles that make healthy reefs.”

"The ARKs are a really innovative technology with enough science behind them to make them work, but still simple enough to make them scalable."

"The Biosphere 2 Ocean team is thrilled to partner with the Coral ARKs team to further refine and scale these effective platforms for reef restoration. Capitalizing on the 2.6-million-liter ocean mesocosm at the Biosphere 2, we will test optimal Ark designs and environmental conditions for reef growth as we scale-up this proven solution for reef restoration for global impact. Coral Arks serve as an essential tool in the kit of solutions for rebuilding healthy, resilient coral reefs that can maintain critical goods and services for society for decades to come!"

“The Coral ARKs are a perfect fit for reintroducing corals to the Biosphere 2 system to establish a healthy microbiome and grow corals safely and effectively while remediating the degraded substrate.”