Student-driven reef conservation network

Using AI and student innovation to help protect coral reefs worldwide.

Scan reef health with AI, learn how to save corals in minutes, and join a global community of young conservationists.

What you get

Coral Lookout is a free web platform for reef monitoring and conservation

Students, teachers, and ocean enthusiasts use Coral Lookout to analyze reef photos with AI, learn coral science, and contribute real observations to a shared global map — no app download required.

AI reef scanner

Upload a reef photo and get instant health analysis — bleaching signals, confidence scores, and highlighted damage zones.

Reef Academy

A short guided course with videos and quizzes so you learn how coral reefs work and how to help protect them.

Global reef map

Pin scan locations, explore community uploads, and see bleaching hotspots and restoration activity worldwide.

Community & gallery

Share findings, join discussions, complete challenges, and collaborate with other young conservationists.

For teachers & schools

Create a chapter, share a join code, assign reef scans to your class, review student work, and export data for STEM lessons — students stay free.

School overview

Two core tools. One conservation platform.

Scan reefs with AI and learn how to protect them — then explore maps, challenges, and community features built for lasting impact.

AI Coral Scanner

Upload reef images and get instant AI analysis — health status, confidence scores, and damage zone highlights.

Reef Academy

Our guided conservation course — two short videos, two easy quizzes, and a certificate for learning to save corals.

Global Reef Map

Explore interactive worldwide data — uploads, bleaching hotspots, restoration projects, and student activity.

Student Competitions

Earn points, badges, rankings, and streaks. Schools compete globally for conservation impact.

Challenges & Missions

Weekly missions — identify reef conditions, cleanup campaigns, awareness drives, and STEM contests.

Research Dashboard

Bleaching trends, upload statistics, reef health analytics, and ocean temperature correlations.

Community System

Create profiles, join teams, form school chapters, share findings, and collaborate on projects.

Our Mission

Create the world's largest student-driven coral reef monitoring and conservation network.

We combine AI, environmental science, community, gamification, research, and education — so students don't just learn about reefs, they actively protect them with real data and global impact.

Student-led · Community-first

Led by Chinmay Maheshwari, age 13

Coral Lookout exists to give students real tools for reef protection — not just slides and textbooks. I lead this project so our community can share scans, learn together, and contribute data the world can use.

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Sustainable & scalable

Free for students. Built to last.

Free for students. Sustainable through schools, science partners, and mission-aligned sponsors.

School chapters from $49/mo
NGO & research partnerships

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