As a tradition of project-oriented learning at X ACADEMY, on the penultimate day at OceanX, all students will engage in an exciting marine conservation practice project - diving underwater to participate in the conservation and planting of giant clams and corals. Coral reefs are the most biodiverse and biomass-rich ecosystems in the ocean, playing an indispensable role in stabilizing the ecological balance of the Earth. Giant clams, as precious mollusks, also play an important role in maintaining the health of marine ecosystems. However, overexploitation of the ocean, human pollution, and climate change have placed global coral reefs and giant clam populations in a state of rapid degradation, nearing collapse. If humans do not take any rescue measures, at the current rate of degradation, coral reef ecosystems and giant clam populations may disappear from the Earth by the end of this century.

In recent years, many marine biologists have been thinking about how to reduce the survival pressure on corals and giant clams to help restore a healthy and stable marine ecosystem. OceanX mentors, as top coral reef and giant clam conservation experts in China, will work with the team to lead students in using broken coral fragments, damaged by natural factors, to build nurseries, helping corals to reproduce asexually to gradually restore the fragmented coral reefs. In addition, the project will also take scientific management and restoration measures to protect and revive giant clam populations, ensuring that this beautiful and precious marine organism can thrive in a healthy ecological environment, further enriching and stabilizing our marine ecosystem.