USGS Pacific Coral Reefs Website

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Associated USGS Web Sites

http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/
U.S. Geological Survey Western Coastal & Marine Geology Home Page

http://marine.usgs.gov/
U.S. Geological Survey Coastal & Marine Geology Program Home Page

http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/
U.S. Geological Survey Coastal & Marine Geology Program Data Catalog (InfoBank)

Links to other organizations

http://www.coralreef.gov/
The U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (CRTF) was established in 1998 in response to Presidential Executive Order #13089.

http://www.epa.gov/owowwtr1/oceans/coral/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's coral reef protection website

http://cramp.wcc.hawaii.edu/
The Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (CRAMP), created in 1997-1998 at the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, has developed a state-wide network of long-term coral reef monitoring sites.

http://www.hawaii.edu/ssri/hcri/
The Hawai‘i Coral Reef Initiative (HCRI) Research Program funds scientific research and monitoring to support management of the state's coral reefs.

http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/about/biogeography/projects.html
NOAA's biogeography program is involved in mapping coral reefs in both the Caribbean and the Pacific.

http://www.coris.noaa.gov/
NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) provides access to all types of NOAA coral reef products.

http://www.icriforum.org
The International Coral Reef Initiative was established in order to stop and reverse the global degradation of coral reefs and related ecosystems.

http://www.unep-wcmc.org/marine/coralatlas/index.htm
World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) World Atlas of Coral Reefs

http://www.coralreefalliance.org/
The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) promotes coral reef conservation around the world by funding protection efforts, raising public awareness, and building international support.

http://www.reefrelief.org/
Reef Relief is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to protecting and preserving coral reefs.

http://www.oceanfutures.org/
Founded by Jean-Michael Cousteau, son of ocean exploration pioneer Jacques Cousteau, the Ocean Futures Society's mission is to educate and inspire people to act responsibly towards protecting the ocean for the benefit of all.

http://www.reef.org/
Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) web site

http://www.motherjones.com/coral_reef/
News links to Pacific Ocean reefs

http://www.cedam.org/
CEDAM International is an organization of divers dedicated to Conservation, Education, Diving, Awareness, and Marine research.

http://www.reefguardian.org/
ReefGuardian is an organization that monitors reefs and their marine life.

http://www.coralrealm.com/
Coral Realm is an international community who share a passion for coral reef marine life.

http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri
National Coral Reefs Institute's primary objective is the assessment and monitoring of coral reefs.

http://www.globalcoral.org
The Global Coral Reef Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting coral reefs.

http://www.reefcheck.org
ReefCheck trains teams of volunteer divers worldwide to conduct scientifically valid surveys of coral reefs.

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