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CWORI

Coral Reef Restoration and Wildlife Conservation
St.

Thomas, USVI

Our mission is to conserve marine habitats and wildlife through rescue, rehabilitation, restoration, and research and to empower others through public education.

17/06/2026

Happy World Sea Turtle Day!

Did you know sea turtles have been around since the time of dinosaurs!?!

At CWORI we partner with .usvi for sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation. Behind every successful sea turtle release is a dedicated team and countless hours of care.

At CWORI, we are committed to rescue, rehabilitation, and education, ensuring that injured or sick sea turtles get a second chance at life in the wild.

Thank you to our incredible team, volunteers, and supporters who make this work possible! 💙

Here are 3 simple ways you can protect sea turtles today:

1-Keep beaches dark: turn off lights near beaches so nesting moms and hatchlings can find their way to the ocean safely.
2-Limit single-use plastics: Plastic bags look a lot like jellyfish in the water and those are some turtle’s favorite snacks.
3-Slow down when boating! :Keep a lookout for turtles surfacing for air, especially near shallow reefs and seagrass beds.

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15/06/2026

Summer in the Caribbean means its fieldwork season, especially for our Sargassum research team! We want to understand the role of Sargassum as a habitat in the USVI. Our team goes out to collect videos of fish under the rafts, dip net samples of Sargassum and clinging fauna, and plankton tows. Our videos are analyzed to identify the different species of fish utilizing sargassum as a habitat 🐟. Dip net samples of Sargassum are freshwater rinsed, divided by species and morphotype, and then weighed on the boat and returned to the raft. Our freshwater rinse collects the clinging fauna, these samples are strained and preserved in isopropyl alcohol for species identification and measuring under the microscope back at our facilities 🦀🐚🦐

09/06/2026

Happy World Ocean Day 🌊!!

We’re so lucky to do what we do , sending love to the oceans and their amazing creatures today and everyday, they deserve to be celebrated and protected🤍

02/06/2026

We would love to introduce you to the Conservation Technicians working on our Coral Restoration Foundation funded grant, Lilly & D’Jani! This project supports coral restoration on Coki Reef! 🪸

Lilly has been with CWORI for a year and a half, and before that interned with us for a summer! Lilly joined CWORI from Canton, OH after earning her BS in Marine, Environmental, and Freshwater Biology from Ohio University. Lilly was a marine science gap year student at Forfar Field Station in the Bahamas and her favorite coral is the smooth flower coral (𝘌𝘶𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘢).

D’Jani is a born and raised Saint Thomian, and has been working with CWORI for a year and a half after completing a summer internship while in high school. His favorite animal is snakes and he wants to be a herpetologist one day. D’Jani is currently training to become an animal rehabilitation technician. His favorite coral is the mountainous star coral (𝘖𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢). We are so happy to have these two working to restore the reef!

27/05/2026

To celebrate World Oceans Day, mobilizes divers and ocean lovers worldwide for Coralpalooza, a global reef restoration event.

This year, CWORI is taking action. We are participating in a beach clean up of our home beach at Coki Point and we want you to join us!

Join us on June 3rd, 2026 at 5pm on Coki Beach!

We hope to see you there! 😃 🪸

25/05/2026

Beach to beach swim 2026! 🏊‍♀️

Today, CWORI supported by participating in the Maho to Hawksnest swim on St. John!

The CWORI team finished the assisted relay 3.5 mile swim in 1st place!

We love supporting other nonprofits in the territory while having fun! The friends of the national park support many amazing initiatives like learn to swim!

Congrats to

22/05/2026

🤩🥳 CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎊

Last week two CWORI super stars graduated with masters degrees from The University of the Virgin Islands!

We are beyond proud of them and cannot wait to see what incredible things they continue to accomplish! We are lucky to have you Helen and Spencer! Thank you for all you do for CWORI and marine conservation in the Virgin Islands.

18/05/2026

Come with us on our house tour! Featuring our land, shallow and deep nurseries 🤩

11/05/2026

This weekend we celebrated World Migratory Bird Day!

Our islands serve as a critical bridge between North and South America. Whether migratory birds are stopping for a snack or staying for the season, these birds remind us how connected we are to the rest of the world.

Let’s keep our spaces bird-friendly!
✅ Plant native species
✅ Keep cats indoors
✅ Reduce plastic use

Happy birding!

If you want to learn more about what of birds you can find in your backyard…? Check out the EBird or Merlin birding apps on your smart phone.
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28/04/2026

USVI CORAL FUN FACT!

We are incredibly lucky to care for Staghorn corals (𝘈𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴) in our in-water nursery right here at Coki Point!

These iconic branching corals have been hit hard by bleaching events across the Caribbean in recent years. While once very common on reefs, they are now considered functionally extinct in Florida and on the brink of functional extinction in the Virgin Islands. This makes the work we do in the U.S. Virgin Islands more critical than ever.

Each fragment growing in our nursery is a symbol of hope and a reminder of how important coral reef protection is for our islands.

Did You Know - Corals have a symbiotic relationship with tiny organisms commonly referred to as ‘zooxanthellae’, now Symbiodiniaceae! They live inside the coral’s tissue and use sunlight to photosynthesize, providing the coral with the majority of its food. This partnership is what gives corals their vibrant colors and the energy they need to grow big and strong to help build a thriving reef.

How can you help - wear reef safe (zinc based) sunscreen, do not touch corals and reduce your plastic consumption! We are so thankful for the continued support of our community as we work to keep our reefs healthy and resilient.

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6450 Coki Pt
Charlotte Amalie
00802

Opening Hours

Monday	08:00 - 16:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 16:00
Thursday	08:00 - 16:00
Friday	08:00 - 16:00

Telephone

+13407255104

Website

https://www.cwori.org/

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