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Support our marine conservation work with giant clams, corals, and mangroves

as we pioneer advances in reef restoration, coastal preservation, and nature-based solutions for the removal of environmental pollutants, especially microplastics

Want to do your part to reduce your carbon footprint but are unsure of the impact your offsets are having?

When you donate to IMARCS, your CO2 offsets can be seen - literally!

Our mariculture projects remove CO2 from the atmosphere and store the carbon in the hard shells of marine organisms. This is not only easier to measure, but it also keeps the CO2 locked away for good!

Clam Mariculture

As our main avenue for direct carbon removal, food security, and threatened species preservation, we grow multiple species of giant clams.


We currently grow five species of giant clams:
  • Tridacna crocea
  • Tridacna derasa
  • Tridacna maxima
  • Tridacna squamosa
  • Tridacna noae

Coral Mariculture

Coral mariculture is the process of growing and raising large numbers of healthy corals in a specialized aquarium by replicating natural coral reproduction and growth.

Goniopora spp.: 
Also known as flowerpot coral, we grow goniopora for the Japanese aquarium trade and for medical purposes!
 
Zoanthid spp.: 
We grow beautiful zoanthids as part of our fundraising efforts. Because Japan doesn’t have a legal framework for exporting coral with a stony skeleton.

Other Mariculture

We also include a variety of other species in our mariculture efforts, including various macro algae species, snails, and other beneficial invertebrates.

We will be introducing other bivalves, additional corals, and beneficial invertebrates as our mariculture facilities grow!

Education

We are constantly working to correct misinformation in the marine science field, especially as it pertains to coral reefs. We also partner with local schools to provide tours for students, universities to offer internships, and other foundations to expand our impact. 

See our blog for the latest on our work helping to educate, elucidate, and inspire.

Hybrid IMARCS

Check out one of our giant clams removing and storing carbon in real-time

By supporting IMARCS you’re supporting threatened marine species, permanent carbon removal, educational activities, and the livelihood of persecuted Karen peoples!

Support Us

Supporting the conservation of reef and coastal marine ecosystems doesn't have to involve spending money, or even much time.

When you share our articles, photos, or links to our mission and vision, you are supporting IMARCS and the work that we are doing.

You are an integral part of the work that we are doing, simply by helping our message reach a wider audience.

Thank you for this support.

If you are able to give financially, your support goes straight to the science.

We are a lean research organization, which means donations translate directly into equipment in our tanks, samples in our lab, and time in the field.

This then translates into real-world solutions, such as removing microplastics and helping reefs regain their vibrancy.

Aquarium-IMARCS

In our research aquariums,

funds are used to operate our clam grow-out systems, dedicated research tanks, water testing, and the lighting and life-support equipment that keep living collections healthy.

DNA-IMARCS

In the field,

donations fund reef transects, eDNA sampling, and surveys that show us how wild populations and habitats are changing.

Community-IMARCS

In the communities we serve,

it funds school tour tanks and public education displays that bring reef science to children and families, along with the mangrove and reef partner work that extends our impact well beyond our own facilities.

Lab-IMARCS

And in the lab,

they fund the analysis that turns our samples into usable data.

Every contribution, recurring or one-time, adds to real and sustained capacity for discovery and restoration.

However you choose to give, whether by sharing our work or supporting it directly, you are helping build healthier reefs, recovering mangroves, and the next generation of ocean stewards.

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