Samsung Electronics announced on the 21st that as a result of a one-year marine ecosystem restoration project called "Coral In Focus" using Galaxy smartphone camera technology, it has restored coral reefs covering an area of 10,705 square meters, which is 25 times the size of a basketball court. The project was conducted in key coral habitats in Florida, USA, Bali, Indonesia, and Beqa Island, Fiji, by taking underwater photographs of the coral reefs with Galaxy smartphones to monitor their current condition and support restoration activities.
Since last year, Samsung Electronics has been collaborating with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California, USA, and the nonprofit organization Seatrees to carry out the project. Samsung Electronics developed the optimized smartphone camera feature called "Ocean Mode" for capturing coral reefs and provided it exclusively to local activity groups. Each local organization used the Galaxy S24 Ultra to take photographs of the coral reefs, contributing to restoration efforts based on these images.
Previously, large underwater cameras were necessary, but Samsung Electronics explained that the Ocean Mode of the Galaxy made close-up photography easier. The photographs of the coral reefs taken with Ocean Mode were produced into a total of 17 3D coral restoration maps, which enabled the regeneration of coral colonies.
Through the "Coral In Focus" project, Samsung Electronics reported that a total of 11,046 newly planted corals were introduced, and the area of the restored marine coral reef is 10,705 square meters, equivalent to 25 times the size of a basketball court. Additionally, Samsung Electronics noted that it is continuously engaged in environmental protection activities, such as recycling discarded fishing nets that have reached the end of their life into precise smartphone component materials.
This project by Samsung Electronics serves as an example of contributing to environmental protection through technology, highlighting efforts not only in coral restoration but also in sustainable development through recycling.