Examples of the disclosure provide for an apparatus for actively restoring and promoting marine life. Said apparatus includes a mounting component and a receiver component. Said mounting and receiving components are capable of mechanically joining with each other. Said mounting component provides a base for stable attachment of a living sessile organism. Said receiver component provides stable anchoring for said mounting component. Various embodiments of said apparatus function to facilitate propagation, protective transport and efficient out planting of said organisms in a submerged marine environment.