Scientists and conservationists in Okinawa are racing to save coral reefs after a 2024 marine heatwave left "graveyards" of bleached coral. With record global ocean temperatures in June 2026 and an El Niño forecast, experts fear 2026 could bring even worse bleaching, and are using heat-wave simulator tanks and breeding UV-stress-tolerant coral for transplant.

Casio runs an annual Baby-G/G-Shock collaboration with marine-conservation NPO ICERC Japan called "Love The Sea And The Earth," now in its 35th year. This BGD-5650-2JF shares the same ocean-toned BGD-5650 case family as that collaboration line, in stock now through CDJapan.