Coral Reef Website Resources

1 Introduction

A selection of particularly useful web sites dealing with coral reef ecosystems are listed below. They are in no particular order and have been chosen for the wealth of useful links and information they contain. We have no doubt missed some key sites and would welcome suggestions for additions.

2 Websites Resources

Reef Guardian International

Protecting coral reefs and their marine life
http://www.reefguardian.org/

International Coral Reef Initiative

To focus on the plight of reefs and the actions necessary
to reverse the trends toward their degradation.
http://www.icriforum.org/

Coral Reef Alliance

Includes Coral Reef NGO directory
http://www.coral.org/

Coral Health and Monitoring Program

NOAA program
To help improve and sustain coral reef health throughout the world
http://www.coral.noaa.gov/

ReefBase Project

A global database on coral reefs and their resources
http://www.reefbase.org/

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Science for the ecologically sustainable development of the GBR World Heritage Area
http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/

Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network

Hosted by AIMS and WorldFish Center among others
http://www.gcrmn.org/default.aspx

Australian Institute of Marine Science

Research projects, links, CoralBase and much more
http://www.aims.gov.au/

Reef Check

Can you help out? ...
... and join in the annual reef surveys?
http://www.reefcheck.org/

Jurassic Reef Park

Research on Jurassic and other reefs. German and English
http://www.palaeo.de/edu/JRP/

Reef-World

"Bringing the reef to life"
Non-profit making program for divers and snorkellers run by The Reef-World Foundation
http://www.reef-world.org/

Reef Relief

Protecting and preserving coral reef ecosystems
http://www.reefrelief.org/

ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

HQ at James Cook University, Australia
Innovative science for sustainable use of coral reefs
http://www.coralcoe.org.au/

Operation Wallacea

Scientific conservation expeditions ...
... many on coral reefs
http://www.opwall.com/

Seychelles Marine Conservation Expedition

Expedition reports on Seychelles reef fish
and invertebrate communities - Simon Pittman
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/avenue/aba60

World Atlas of Coral Reefs

World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Maps of reef distribution, etc.
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/marine/coralatlas/index.htm

CARMABI Foundation

Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
Marine biological research station
http://www.carmabi.org/default.asp

Coral Reefs

Journal of the International Society for Reef Studies
http://www.springerlink.com/content/100407/

ICRAN

International Coral reef Action Network
Coral reef action: sustaining communities worldwide
http://www.icran.org/

Coral Cay Conservation

Award winning organisation, formed in 1986
Runs marine and terrestrial expeditions to Fiji, Honduras, Philippines, Malaysia ...
http://www.coralcay.org/

ReefVid

Free coral reef video clips for educational use
Can browse clips by topic, species or location
http://www.reefvid.org/