Comprehensive. If a single word could summarize the iconic reefs mission, this is the operating adjective we would choose. Mission: Iconic Reefs is designed as a holistic solution to a dynamic challenge, incorporating a research project inside of a restoration program. This model manifests by leveraging established knowledge and new knowledge, with a management principle that confronts climate change with programmatic change. Beginning with the corals themselves, Mission: Iconic Reefs is designed to produce quantifiable and scientifically sound assessments that inform meaningful adaptive management. With additional focus on the ideal benthic community, Mission: Iconic Reefs becomes the most far-reaching coral restoration effort in the world.