PROJECTS
CORAL VITA: THE WORLD'S FIRST LAND BASED CORAL FARM FOR REEF RESTORATION
Coral Vita was the original Blue Action Lab test case, where we supported two social entrepreneurs who are working to restore the world's dying coral reefs through a novel business model to scale impact.
Blue Action Lab provided operational support, contracts, advice on regulation and permitting to facilitate commercialization of the business within 12 months of initiation. This has culminated in improved local reef health, new blue economy jobs and education opportunities for Bahamians, the winning of the internationally acclaimed Earthshot Prize, and multi million dollar contracts for reef restoration around the world. Coral Vita continues to be a cornerstone business operating at Conservation Cove, by Blue Action Lab in Freeport, Grand Bahama.
MANGROVE MANIA: MANGROVE RESTORATION WITH A COMMUNITY FOCUS
Blue Action Lab facilitated a large grant in partnership with local partners and NGOs, including Waterkeepers Bahamas, Coral Vita, Earthcare and the University of The Bahamas-North to restore the damaged mangroves in the north shore of Grand Bahama. Led by Waterkeepers Bahamas, we have developed a world-class education facility and nursery to facilitate large scale mangrove replanting and conservation. This is the precursor to the development of blue carbon credits in The Bahamas. The project has planted over 41,000 mangroves to date.
QUEEN CONCH PROJECT: THE RESTORATION OF A DECLINING CONCH FISHERY
With funding support from Builders Initiative, Blue Action Lab has partnered with Dr. Megan Davis and her world-leading queen conch aquaculture program, the Queen Conch Lab at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, to establish a community-based queen conch hatchery in Grand Bahama. The hatchery will help restore the threatened conch fishery in The Bahamas and provide educational resources, including programs for primary and secondary students and internships for University of The Bahamas marine science students. Through collaboration with our local fishing communities, the mobile hatchery will serve as a steppingstone to the growth of the Bahamian sustainable aquaculture industry.​