UPY 2025

UPY  Save our Seas Foundation Marine Conservation - Highly Commended
'Fragment Field'
Joe Daniels

Marine biologist Ambre tends to the coral nursery at the Four Seasons Resort, Bora Bora. In 2020 the resort partnered with WiseOceans, a Marine Conservation and Education organisation to restore the coral reefs surrounding the resort. Over the past 4 years almost 5000 coral fragments have been grown on and planted out from these nursery frames. Resilient coral species are selected and the fragments are carefully maintained by the team of Biologists until they are large enough to be planted out around degraded sites in the lagoon, helping restore and conserve coral reef ecosystems in the area.

Judge's comment: Powerful marine conservation image which really shows the effort of the biologist to care and raise a coral plantation. The composition is very clear, while being also dynamic. The image is well lit and fascinated me from the beginning as it can tell the whole story in a blink!

Tobias Friedrich