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Programs

Hackathons & open challenges.

Reef Support collaborates with universities, NGOs, and funders to host or support hackathons focused on coral reefs, seagrass, and mangroves.

How the program works

We scope the challenge together, provide data and mentorship, and connect the strongest solutions with pilots and partners.

Co-design the challenge

Define the research or monitoring question with local partners.

Share data & mentorship

Provide datasets, context, and mentors to guide participants.

Pilot the outcomes

Support follow-up pilots with teams ready to test solutions.

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Programs

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We help partners design themes, curate datasets, and facilitate follow-up pilots with winning teams.

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Blog Post Coral Lab Part 2
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Blog Post Coral Lab Part 2

Four ocean-enthusiasts students of TU Delft are on a journey to save the reefs. If you have read our last blog you probably already know that Alexandru Bobe, Joppe Roorda, Tadé Whenu and Xavier Hubbelmeijer, four studen…

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Blog Ocean Innovation Africa
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Blog Ocean Innovation Africa

OCEAN INNOVATION AFRICA ‍ On the weekend of the 5th of Friday to Sunday the 7th, Reef Support was invited to take place in the Ocean Innovation Africa event in Cape Town, South Africa, as an exhibitor and challenge owne…

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Our AI for Coral Bleaching Hackathon with SOA Sausilito, California 2022
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Our AI for Coral Bleaching Hackathon with SOA Sausilito, California 2022

Hackthon Experience The Challenge For this challenge, we set out to focus on AI for Coral Bleaching. The Nature Conservancy, Sustainable Ocean Alliance, and Reef Support came together for the AI for Coral Bleaching Hac…

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Blog Coral Lab Part 1
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Blog Coral Lab Part 1

THE MILESTONE PROJECT OF REEF STUDENTS! Alexandru Bobe, Joppe Roorda, Tadé Whenu and Xavier Hubbelmeijer are students part of the minor of Delft Centre for Entrepreneurship at the TU Delft Faculty of Technology Policy an…

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AI for Coral Reefs Hackathon with Ocean Decade
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AI for Coral Reefs Hackathon with Ocean Decade

Recap of the Event: "A Predicted Ocean" by Ocean Decade Laboratories The ocean has an enormous impact on our planet – its climate, food resources, environment and other significant elements of our lives. By understandin…

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Blog Hackathon
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Blog Hackathon

YES!Delft Students, created in 2009, organizes events and builds an educational system which focuses on the development of students to entrepreneurs. They reach over 8000 students a year with events such as the Hackathon.…

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