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Bravo Dr. Jennifer Matthews!

Bravo Dr. Jennifer Matthews!

We are extremely proud to see Jennifer Matthews, leader of the Reef Reborn project, supported by Pure Ocean from 2022 to 2024, receive the NSW Premier’s Prizes for Science & Engineering – Early Career Researcher of the Year 2025.

This major award, presented by the Premier himself, recognizes scientific and technical excellence and honors researchers for their outstanding achievements.

🪸 Reef Reborn is a scientific breakthrough that makes a real difference for coral reefs.

While nearly the entire Great Barrier Reef is now threatened by warming, and the planet is facing the fourth global wave of coral bleaching, simply transplanting already doomed corals is of little use.

Natural reproduction, on the other hand, allows for genetic innovation and strengthens the long-term resilience of reefs.

🔴 The challenge: in the wild, less than 1% of coral larvae survive.

👉 Their innovation: a lipid cocktail that increases baby coral survival rates by over 46%.

The result: more genetic diversity, greater heat resistance, and more hope.

🔬 Three million larvae fed. Survival rates never seen before. Twelve new in situ experiments. A method integrated into the Australian national reef restoration plan.

A true proof of concept for restoring reefs in ways other than traditional coral transplantation.

💙 The Pure Ocean team is so proud to have supported this project from the very beginning, thanks to your support.

Because behind every innovation that protects the ocean, there are brilliant researchers… and visionary patrons who choose to fund science.

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Can we still save corals in the face of global warming?

Can we still save corals in the face of global warming?

According to the latest Global Tipping Points Report from the University of Exeter, tropical coral reefs are dying on a massive scale.

➡️ Today, at +1.4°C, we have already crossed the critical threshold.

If we don’t reduce our emissions and reach +1.5°C, coral reefs will have a more than 99% chance of tipping, a point of no return for these essential ecosystems.

It is urgent to find more systemic and long-term solutions.

❌ There’s no point in transplanting doomed corals.

At Pure Ocean, we support scientific approaches that rethink reef restoration from the ground up:

💡 Reef Reborn: boosting coral reproduction with a lipid cocktail to increase larval survival rates. This also makes them more resilient to warming – UTS

🪶 Birds on Sticks: strengthening reefs by restoring the entire ecosystem, from corals to seabirds. More birds = more nutrients = healthier, more resilient corals – University of Essex

🧬 SymbioSwap: the first step in coral death is the loss of symbiotic algae due to heat. This project investigates whether warm-water algae could offer hope for the adaptation of temperate corals, such as those in the Mediterranean – University of Perpignan

🐠 Yaf Keru Impact: heat sensitivity is worsened by human pressures and destructive fishing practices. Yaf Keru Impact shows that by choosing more sustainable methods (no dynamite, no cyanide), reefs and the services they provide can come back to life – Planète Mer

🧭 It’s time to activate positive tipping points.

Every innovation, every project, every donation can help tip the balance in the right direction.

👉 Support the science that helps reefs adapt to climate change.

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