Going Coral Planting. Care to Join?

Monday 1st of February 2021

Installation of the “Coralarium” by environmentalist Jason deCaires Taylor in Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi shook the grounds where art and sustainability collide. A long-time dream of British environmentalist and eco-artist, this semi-submerged tidal gallery structure is a first and only one of its kind in the world that brings art and coral regeneration together and proudly stands in the centre of the largest man-made coral lagoon in the Maldives.

One can say that the Coralarium is like an ever-changing museum that encompasses preservation, conservation and education in one place. This portal to abundant marine life is made with non-toxic, marine-grade compounds, free from harmful pollutants. Soon after installation in 2018, the structure became one with hard corals, sponges and thousands of schooling fish that now live within its walls.

Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi has once again put their commitment to continuing preservation of the marine ecosystem around the island into action. Guests can now join the resort’s Resident Marine Biologist and Champion of everything marine at Sirru Fen Fushi, Sam who shares knowledge on both the inspiration of the designs and its' primary purpose as both an artificial habitat space for all marine life and the center for our coral restoration project.

Be a part of contributing to marine conservation and being an underwater artist at the same time as you help attach baby corals to personalized frames in the structure. Interesting fact, you can plunge into the sea from the 200m infinity pool on the island – the longest in the Maldives – and follow a sea-scaped coral pathway that leads straight to the Coralarium. Get to know about more than 380 different species of marine resident in the five miles-long house reef of the island.