She is currently working with the Fulhadhoo island community on a project to restore a highly diverse and resilient reef in Baa Atoll. The original reef was impacted during dredging and harbour development, but the new reef survived the most recent countrywide bleaching event and continues to expand each year. It is seeded with ‘corals of opportunity’ – a charming name for fragments of coral that break off from a parent colony from wave action, natural threats or human activities – which are replanted in hexagonal steel structures called ‘Reef Stars’, anchored together across dead coral rubble in a web-like structure. Find out more about the project and follow the Institute on Instagram and X. You can also follow Aya on Instagram and X for more.