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USA

• Aquarius - conch reef research in the Florida Keys.
• Coral and Shell Pictures - features video, pictures, and descriptions of coral reefs.
• Coral Realm - ThinkQuest project featuring information on different species, ecology, and a database of pictures.
• Coral Reef Fishes
• Coral Reef Research Institute - University of Sydney (Australia) - mission is to enhance the conservation and good management of coral reefs through education and research.
• Coral Reefs and Mangroves: Modelling and Management - a 3-year project supported by the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the IBM International Foundation.
• CoralRealm - features travel logs, photographs, species profiles, and a seachable database.
• CRC Reef Research Centre - provides scientific information, education, and training to enhance reef-based industry and management of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
• Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory - research and teaching primarily on coral reefs, but also on inshore oceanography, fisheries, and terrestrial ecology. Affiliated with the University of the West Indies.
• Fisheye View Cam - views of coral reefs and fish.
• Florida Caribbean Science Center - conducting research in the southeastern US and Virgin Islands focusing on nonindigenous aquatic species, coral reef ecology, marine studies, and more.
• Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (CRAMP) - background information and scientific assessments and data about more than 40 Hawaiian coral reef scientific study sites. Search the bibliographic database.
• Hyperspectral Imaging for Environmental Intelligence - examples of littoral zone mapping in Hawaiian coral reefs and mangroves using imaging spectroscopy.
• Issue Spotlight: Coral Reefs - highlight information on US efforts to preserve reefs.
• Jurassic Reef Park - virtual trip to the reefs of the Jurassic Period featuring abundant images and text.
• Life on the Reef - follow an expedition in the Bahamas by marine biologists as they study creatures along one of the world's largest barrier reefs.
• Non-Destructive Coral Health Monitoring - resource for coral health assessment methods, coral zooxanthellae symbiosis, and the efffects of the abiotic environment on the symbiosis.
• Reef Check - international program using recreational divers and marine scientists to complete the first global survey of coral reefs.
• Reef Ecosystems - information about the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem.
• Reef Life - habitat, varieties of coral reefs, coral reproduction, and more.
• Reef Zone Tour - a brief tour of the various zones which make up a coral reef.
• Reefnet - coral reef scientific articles, research findings, international conservation strategies, and management techniques.
• reefs.org - provides information about the #reefs chat channel, which hosts guest speaker meetings. Also offers a virtual library of articles and papers.
• Tropical Field Ecology - college-level course exploring coral reefs surrounding San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Credit offered through Emporia State University.
• Zubi's Wetpage - offers a collection of underwater photos of coral reef fish and invertebrates as well as travelogues for divers and links to marine biology sites.

New Zealand

• Auckland University of Technology - Earth and Oceanic Sciences Research Centre
• University of Otago - Marine Science Department

CANADA

• Coral Reefs > Artificial@

   

• Coral Reefs > Conservation
  • First International Symposium on Deep Sea Corals - studying the science and conservation of deep sea corals, July 30 to August 2, 2000, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

   

AUSTRALIA

• Australian Coral Reef Society - for the study and protection of coral reefs.
• CRC Reef Research Centre - provides scientific information, education, and training to enhance reef-based industry and management of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
• Reef Ecosystems - information about the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem.

   

• Artificial@

   

• Conservation
  • Ningaloo - dedicated to protecting the coral coast and stopping a proposed marina resort.

   

• Conservation > Organizations
  • WWF Australia Great Barrier Reef Campaign - campaign to protect the Great Barrier Reef from a lethal combination of pollution, climate change, unsustainable fishing, and coastal development.