Reefscaper

Current methods employed to outplant coral microfragments during reef restoration are crude, time consuming, labour intensive, costly and unable to be deployed at scale.

Reefscaper is a hand-held device to streamline the outplanting process for divers through easier coral transport, deployment and cement application - limiting the number of stages carried out underwater.

The design includes a deployment gun, replaceable coral cartridges, a specialised growth substrate puck, a spacer design to ensure coral safety while in the cartridges, a reusable silicone pouch for easy cleaning of the cement adhesive and a transport box able to carry up to 320 corals.

Gabriella Hussey
MEng

gabriellahussey@gmail.com

LinkedIn: gabriella-hussey-778b3b19b

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