How Coral Restoration Foundation™ Built a Scalable, AI-Powered Knowledge Platform for Global Reef Restoration 

As Coral Restoration Foundation™ (CRF) worked to scale its reef restoration programs, it faced mounting operational challenges—particularly in managing and analyzing large volumes of reef imagery.  

Over multiple years, AVI partnered with CRF to build CeruleanAI, an advanced AI-driven solution that streamlined image processing and tracked restoration progress across tens of thousands of images and square meters of reef. From AI-powered coral health insights to a centralized knowledge hub and built-in onboarding and payment tools, the platform helps support CRF’s work, helping teams operate more efficiently while making it easier to share information and coordinate restoration efforts across regions. 

CRF is the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to large-scale reef restoration. 
Based in the Florida Keys, developing and implementing science-based strategies to grow, outplant, and monitor coral reefs across the USA, US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Since its founding in 2007, CRF has pioneered techniques like the Coral Tree nursery and co-founded the Coral Restoration Consortium (CRC) with NOAA, an international community of practice and knowledge sharing which today supports over 4,000 global members. 
 Through a mix of hands-on restoration, research, and education, CRF is setting the standard for reef recovery efforts worldwide.