It is a “publicly supported non-profit organization that functions as an international environmental non-governmental organization”, which works to restore and protect coral reefs and rehabilitate marine reefs. They have “placed well over 1/2 million Reef Balls™ and conducted over 6,000 projects in 62+ countries with a global reach of 70+ countries”; conducting projects such as “designed artificial reefs, ground-breaking coral propagation and planting systems, estuary restoration, red mangrove plantings, oyster reef restoration, erosion control, and expert collaboration on a variety of oceanic issues. ”