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Coral Rescue – 2022–2025

Coral reefs are home to nearly 25% of marine species, and their long-term preservation requires global cooperation. Coral Rescue engages the public directly in coral conservation, transforming restoration into a shared civic practice that contributes to the future of marine biodiversity. To broaden access to conservation, we designed an IoT-based coral cultivation kit that enables participants to monitor coral growth and environmental conditions. Once coral fragments reach an appropriate size under scientific supervision, they are returned to their original habitat by divers in collaboration with marine experts. In partnership with Associate Professor Nastassja Lewinski (Bioengineering) at Virginia Commonwealth University, we have developed and implemented a cross-border educational program connecting high school students in Tokyo, Japan, and Richmond, USA. Through the Coral Rescue toolkit, students learn about coral growth, climate impacts, and regenerative design while generating new ideas for marine sustainability. The initiative has expanded to Numazu, Japan, where local elementary and junior high school students cultivate the endangered Acropora pruinosa (Eda-Midoriishi) coral using Coral Rescue kits. Coral fragments, originally broken due to natural physical causes, are stabilized on environmentally appropriate foundations before being returned to their native reef. To prevent genetic disruption, all corals are carefully restored to their original habitat. This work is conducted in collaboration with Professor Nina Yasuda (The University of Tokyo), Associate Professor Masako Nakamura (Tokai University), and Kazuya Asakura of the Hirasawa Marine Center. Coral Rescue received the Grand Prize at the WIRED Creative Hack Award 2023 and was shortlisted for D&AD 2023 and Redesign Everything 2024. サンゴ礁は海洋生物の約25％を支え、その長期的な保全には国際的な協働が不可欠です。Coral Rescueは、市民がサンゴ保全に直接関わる仕組みを構築し、海洋生物多様性の未来に貢献することを目指しています。 誰もが保全活動に参加できるよう、サンゴの成長や環境条件を記録できるIoT育成キットをデザインしました。科学的監修のもと適切な大きさに成長したサンゴは、専門家と連携しダイバーによって元の海域へと戻されます。 現在、米国バージニアコモンウェルス大学バイオエンジニアリング准教授ナスターシャ・ルインスキー氏と連携し、東京と米国リッチモンドの高校生を結ぶ国際教育プログラムを実施しています。生徒たちはCoral Rescueキットを用いてサンゴの成長や気候変動の影響について学び、持続可能な海洋デザインに関するアイデアを創出しています。 さらに静岡県沼津市では、絶滅危惧種エダミドリイシを対象に、地元の小中学生がCoral Rescueキットを用いて育成し、海へ戻す取り組みを展開しています。自然要因で折れたサンゴ片を環境に配慮した土台に固定し、遺伝子攪乱を避けるため必ず元の生息地へ戻すという方針のもと実施しています。 本プロジェクトは、東京大学安田仁奈教授、東海大学中村雅子准教授、平沢マリンセンター朝倉一哉氏との協働により進められています。 Coral RescueはWIRED Creative Hack Award 2023 グランプリを受賞し、D&AD 2023およびRedesign Everything 2024に入選しました。 Credits Core Project Team Creative Director: Tomomi Sayuda (DLX Design Lab, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo) Design Engineer: Hemal Diaz (DLX Design Lab, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo) Product Designer: Shota Kiuchi Software Engineer: Isamu Sakamoto Scientific Collaborators Toh Tai Chong (Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore) Sam Shu Qin (Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore) Nastassja Lewinski (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA) Nina Yasuda (The University of Tokyo) Masako Nakamura (Tokai University) Local Ocean Advisor Kazuya Asakura (Hirasawa Marine Centre) Project Advisors Miles Pennington (DLX Design Lab) Yen Ching-Chiuan (National University of Singapore) Partner Schools & Local Collaborators Zachary Marinelli, Glen Allen High School (USA) Kitazono High School (Japan) Shinichiro Tamai, Yuta Katsumata, Makoto Abe, Takumi Serizawa — Nagaisaki Elementary and Junior High School (Japan) Kouji Tsuchiya, Izu Mitsu Sea Paradise (Japan) Interns Anna Burukhin (Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design), Darey-Ann Louisville, Tamaki Miyase (DLX Design Lab), Mathieu Jay (University of Bordeaux), Reynard Seah (National University of Singapore) Founder: United States - Japan Foundation