Coral Education Tank

For decades, Florida’s Coral Reef has protected our coastlines, supported our fisheries, powered tourism, and inspired millions with its beauty. Yet today, our reefs are facing unprecedented challenges warming waters, disease outbreaks, and habitat loss. After witnessing this degradation firsthand while studying and diving along Florida’s reef tract, I knew we had to do more than just study the problem. We had to build solutions.

That’s why Ocean Rescue Alliance International (ORAI) was created to restore reefs, protect coastlines, and connect communities to the ocean in meaningful ways. Through hybrid artificial reefs, coral outplanting, youth programs, and public engagement, we’ve worked to turn restoration into action and inspiration into stewardship. But one thing became clear: if we want people to protect reefs, they must first experience and understand them.

The Reef Discovery Center (RDC) was born from that vision. RDC is more than a space, it is a living classroom where science, restoration, and community come together. Families, students, volunteers, and future marine scientists gather here to learn how corals grow, how reefs protect our shores, and how each of us can become an Ocean Warrior. It is the bridge between the ocean and the community.

Now, we are launching a $5,000 campaign to fill a new 420 gallon coral tank at RDC as part of our expansion. This tank will hold beautiful living corals used in for education efforts and serve as a hands-on teaching tool for youth workshops, public education programs, and restoration training. Instead of reading about reefs in a textbook, students will see coral polyps extend, observe growth, and understand the fragility and resilience of these ecosystems up close.

When you support this campaign, you are not just funding a tank. You are helping build a living reef inside our community one that educates, inspires, and empowers the next generation of ocean stewards. Every contribution helps transform glass and water into a vibrant symbol of hope for Florida’s reefs.

Together, we can fill this tank and fill young minds with knowledge, curiosity, and purpose.

ORAI WeRestore FTL Coral Education Tank

By Ocean Rescue Alliance International

ORAI WeRestore FTL Coral Education Tank

WeRestore Coral Lab at the Reef Discovery Center