21 videos from expert and institutional channels on coral restoration, each checked live on 12 November 2026. Credit belongs to each channel.
Explore the Blue: 360° Coral RestorationNOAA Sanctuaries · 4:04 · Zone 3: Coral Gardening & NurseriesA NOAA 360° look at growing fragments and outplanting them, good as the gardening-hub opener.Watch on YouTube ↗NOAA Ocean Today video: 'Restoring Coral Reefs'noaa · 2:18 · Zone 3: Coral Gardening & NurseriesShort official Ocean Today explainer of how NOAA uses nurseries and transplanting to restore damaged reefs.Watch on YouTube ↗NOAA Assembles and Fills Up New Coral NurseryNOAA Fisheries · 1:03 · Zone 3: Coral Gardening & NurseriesShows a NOAA Fisheries team assembling and stocking a new in-water coral nursery.Watch on YouTube ↗Restoring Coral Reefs through “Coral IVF” in the Caribbean | SECORE InternationalSECORE international · 6:37 · Zone 5: Larval Reseeding & Sexual RestorationSECORE's own film of collecting spawn, rearing larvae, and seeding reefs in the Caribbean.Watch on YouTube ↗SECORE International - The Film, giving coral reefs a future, sexual coral restorationSECORE international · 5:19 · Zone 5: Larval Reseeding & Sexual RestorationAn earlier official SECORE overview of why sexual restoration matters for genetic diversity.Watch on YouTube ↗How we're growing baby corals to rebuild reefs | Kristen MarhaverTED · 13:46 · Zone 5: Larval Reseeding & Sexual RestorationTED talk by Kristen Marhaver on rearing coral larvae and what's required to rebuild reefs from babies.Watch on YouTube ↗Coral IVF update - Project leader Professor Peter HarrisonSouthern Cross University · 1:30 · Zone 5: Larval Reseeding & Sexual RestorationPeter Harrison, a pioneer of larval restoration, updates Southern Cross University's Coral IVF work.Watch on YouTube ↗Coral seeding: boosting survivalAustralian Institute of Marine Science · 0:46 · Zone 5: Larval Reseeding & Sexual RestorationA short AIMS film on devices and methods that help young corals survive after they are seeded.Watch on YouTube ↗What is coral spawning?Great Barrier Reef Foundation · 2:10 · Zone 5: Larval Reseeding & Sexual RestorationA clear official explainer of mass spawning, the event every sexual-restoration program depends on.Watch on YouTube ↗Coral Spawning 2024: Science and Tourism Unite for Great Barrier Reef RestorationGreat Barrier Reef Foundation · 1:48 · Zone 9: Community, Livelihoods & Tourism Done RightShows scientists and tourism operators working together during a spawning season to support restoration.Watch on YouTube ↗Bringing Coral Reefs Back To Life | Dr. David Vaughan | TEDxBermudaTEDx Talks · 18:26 · Zone 4: Microfragmentation & Land-Based PropagationDavid Vaughan explains microfragmentation, the method that speeds growth of massive corals in land nurseries.Watch on YouTube ↗Mars Coral Reef Restoration Efforts Show Remarkable ProgressMars, Incorporated · 1:54 · Zone 7: Creating New Reef SystemsOfficial Mars update on its steel-spider / reef-star method for rebuilding reef structure at scale.Watch on YouTube ↗Coral spawning excitement in the National Sea SimulatorAustralian Institute of Marine Science · 1:06 · Zone 6: Assisted Evolution & Climate-Ready CoralsInside AIMS's National Sea Simulator, the facility behind much RRAP work on heat-tolerant and selectively bred corals.Watch on YouTube ↗Turbidity and the early life stage of corals - Dr Ross Jones, AIMSPort of Townsville · 9:50 · Zone 2: Water Quality & WatershedsAIMS scientist Ross Jones explains how sediment and turbidity affect young corals — core water-quality science for restoration siting.Watch on YouTube ↗Interview with Richard Vevers of the Ocean Agency (Coralpalooza Digital 2020)Coral Restoration Foundation · 12:42 · Zone 8: Science & MonitoringCRF interviews Richard Vevers of The Ocean Agency on imaging, public communication, and why documentation matters.Watch on YouTube ↗Giving The Gift of Reef RestorationCoral Restoration Foundation · 1:24 · Zone 3: Coral Gardening & NurseriesA short official CRF film on supporting outplanting and nursery work.Watch on YouTube ↗Wyland Volunteers with Coral Restoration FoundationCoralRestorationFdn · 3:13 · Zone 9: Community, Livelihoods & Tourism Done RightOfficial CRF-channel footage of volunteer outplanting, useful for the community-and-participation cluster.Watch on YouTube ↗Liz Shaver: Reef to Reef: Sharing knowledge with the Reef Resilience NetworkReef and Rainforest Research Centre · 12:00 · Zone 8: Science & MonitoringLiz Shaver (lead author of NOAA's Manager's Guide) on sharing restoration planning knowledge through the Reef Resilience Network.Watch on YouTube ↗Chasing Coral | Official Trailer [HD] | NetflixNetflix · 1:51 · Zone 1: Preservation & ProtectionOfficial trailer for the documentary that brought mass bleaching to a wide audience. Link the trailer only; the full film is on Netflix, not copied here.Watch on YouTube ↗Preparing Corals for Mustique NurseryCoral Restoration Foundation International · 1:06 · Zone 3: Coral Gardening & NurseriesPractitioner footage of preparing fragments for an in-water coral-tree nursery (Mustique).Watch on YouTube ↗Mustique Island Nursery InstallationCoral Restoration Foundation International · 2:59 · Zone 3: Coral Gardening & NurseriesInstallation of a coral-tree nursery, useful as a how-the-gear-goes-in piece on the gardening hub.Watch on YouTube ↗