A connected coral farming network with a central operations hub and distributed nursery sites

BUSINESS DESIGN / IOT / HUB + SPOKE

Coral Farm
Network.

A scalable operating model for restoring reefs—combining distributed coral nurseries, shared infrastructure, and real-time environmental intelligence.

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THE OPPORTUNITY

Turn fragmented restoration work into a connected production network.

Local coral farms are close to the reefs they serve, but often operate with limited equipment, uneven data, and isolated supply chains. The model connects those sites through a shared hub that supports propagation, monitoring, logistics, expertise, and market access.

HUB + SPOKE OPERATING MODEL

One coordinating platform. Many locally rooted farms.

THE CONNECTED SYSTEM

IoT makes the network observable, comparable, and easier to operate.

SENSE

Sense

Track temperature, salinity, light, water quality, and nursery conditions continuously.

COORDINATE

Coordinate

Give the central hub a live view of farm health, inventory, risk, and field activity.

LEARN

Learn

Compare outcomes across locations to improve survival rates and operating protocols.

SCALE

Scale

Add new farm spokes without rebuilding the entire service and data infrastructure.

BUSINESS DESIGN

Shared infrastructure lowers the barrier for every new farm.

The hub concentrates capabilities that are expensive to duplicate—technical support, sensing infrastructure, data services, procurement, training, and commercial relationships. Each spoke stays lean, local, and adapted to its reef system.

Lower setup costFaster knowledge transferStronger quality controlNetwork-level resilience

FROM REEF RESTORATION TO REGENERATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE

A business model designed to grow with the ecosystem.

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