Memes

Coral Watch's "Diver Scientist" program trains tourists to document bleaching using color-matched slates. Participants log 120,000 surveys annually, creating the largest reef health database. Operators like Fiji's Volivoli Beach Resort tie certifications to conservation hours - you can't advance without completing monitoring dives. The data guides restoration efforts; some operators now only visit sites where their guests planted coral fragments years prior. The model turns recreational diving into citizen science while giving tourists meaningful connections to sites